Domestic Violence Center Campaigns for Awareness

After six domestic violence related deaths in 2015, the non-profit works to prevent number seven.
The City of Santa Clarita, along with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita Valley, have joined the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita in a unique campaign to bring awareness to local domestic violence victims.  The “Zonta says NO to Violence Against Women” campaign displayed six red dresses throughout the city from Wednesday, November 25 to Wednesday, December 11, 2015.  The six red dresses depict six local women who have lost their lives due to domestic violence.  All of the dresses were displayed outside, vulnerable to wind and weather.  Those elements animated the dresses, revitalizing the life that is missing.  The color of the dresses is meant to symbolize love and spilled blood, an inescapable reminder of the intimacy of domestic abuse.
“Law enforcement is just a small part of the effort against domestic violence,” said Captain Roosevelt Johnson.  “The red dress campaign helps with the bigger part of the strategy – educating and promoting awareness about the realities of the issues in our community.”
For more information about the Domestic Violence Center of SCV, please contact Executive Director Linda Davies at 661-259-8175 or ldavies@dvc-scv.org.