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>> WELCOME BACK FOR THE NINTH YEAR
IN A ROW, THE CENTER FOR FAMILY
JUSTICE WILL BE HOLDING ITS
ANNUAL WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. NOW THIS WILL BE THE SECOND
YEAR THAT THE EVENT IS GOING TO
BE VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID-19
JOINING US RIGHT NOW TO TALK
ALL ABOUT THIS IS THE CHAIRMAN
GARY MCNAMAR.GARY, THANK YOU SO
ALL ABOUT THIS IS THE CHAIRMAN GARY MCNAMAR.GARY, THANK YOU SOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING.
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>>
>> TELL
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
THIS WALK IS ALL ABOUT.
YES, ACTUALLY FIRST OF ALL,
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR
VIRTUALLY R NTH ANNUAL EVENT
AND IT'S REALLY TO HIGHLIGHT
THE NEED TO BRING AWARENESS
ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO THE
GREATER BRIDGEPORT REGION.
APRIL IS SEXUAL PREVENTION AND
AWARENESS MONTH.
AWARENESS MONTH. SO WE HIGHLIGHTED BY HAVING
THIS WALK ANNUALLY TO REALLY
BRING ATTENTIO D BRING
PEOPLE TOGER TO HIGHLIGHT
THE PEOPLE CARE AND THERE'S AN
OVERALL PURPOSE FOR WHY WE DO
IT AND THE BENEFIT FOR SOME
OF THE PEOEN OUR REGION IS
WHY WE DO IT.
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>> YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. SO
YEAH. SO ARE YOU HOPING THIS KIND
OF STARTS CORI
SO ARE YOU HOPING THIS KIND HOW TARTS CORI
SO ARE YOU HOPING THIS KIND HOW DID S CORI
SO ARE YOU HOPING THIS KIND HOW DID THIS RI
SO ARE YOU HOPING THIS KIND HOW DID THIS COME TO BE?
YOU SAW A NEED PERHAPS FOR MORE
OF A CONVERSATION AROUND
DOMEST VIOLE
OF A CONVERSATION AROUND >>MEST VIOLE
>>MEST VIOLE IT IS.
IT IS.
IT IS. I
IT IS. I WAS THE FAIRFIELD POLICE
CHIEF OF NINE YEARS AGO AND THE
CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE
REALLY IS THE HUB FOR THE SIX
COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION TO
WORK ON ISSUES OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL PREVENTION.
AND WE REALIZE NINE YEARS AGO
WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB
OF RECOGNIN THAT THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED
AND IT STARTED AS AN AWARENESS.
SO FOR NINE YEARS I WOULD PUT
ON MY SHOES AND THIS YEAR IT'LL
BE VIRTUAL T NEXT YE I'LL
B WALK AGAI TO MILIND AND
OTHERS WOULD PUT ON THE SHOES
AND REALLY WALK THE CENTER
OF FAIRFIELD BR ATTENTION
TO IT AND IT'S KIND OF EVOLVED
EACH YEAR WE GOT MORE AND MORE
PARTICIPATION AND MORE
AWARENESS AND NOW OBVIOUSLY
COVID AND WE FIND OURSELVES
TRYING TO REALLY KEEP THE
MOMENTUM ALIVE DURING THIS TIME
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
NUMBER ONE, YOU HAVE TO KEEP
THE MOMENTUM ALIV
PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY
COMFORTABLE YET FULLY COMING IN
CONTACT WITH OTHERS AND THE
REALLY IMPORTANT REGIONAL
REASON IS COVID HAS LOCKED
PEOPLE IN AND YOU KNOW,
ISOLATION AND AND FEAR
OF GETTING INVOLVED WITH OTHERS
IS SOMETIMES A GREAT HARVEST TO
HARVEST AREA FOR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND FOR AN INCREASE IN
SEXUAL ASSAUL
SEXUAL ASSAUL >>
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>> SO
>> SO WE
>> SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE NOW
MORE THAN E G THAT GET
THAT MESSAGE OUT.
YEAH, THAT IS SUCH A GOOD
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. I
POINT. I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING TT
LAW ENFORCEM IN PARTICULAR
HAS BEEN TRACKING RISE IN
DOMESTIC VIOLENC
DOMESTIC VIOLENC NOW THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR
THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THIS
VIRTUAL AND YOU MENTIONED
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET OUT AND
MOVE ABOUT TALK A LITTLE BIT
ME ABOT H TH IS GOING TO
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. IT'S NOT HAPPENING AS A GROUP
ACTIVITY NEXT SATURDAY AS WE'VE
SEEN IN YEARS PAST.
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>> SO
>> SO IT'S NOT IT'S VIRTUAL BUT IT
IS LIVES.
IS LIVES.
IS LIVES. SO WE WILL BE BROADCASTING FROM
SAD HR UNIT AND IT
WILL BE A LIVE EVENT BUT IT
WILL NOT AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT
PEOPLE WAL AT DIFET
WILL NOT AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT ME PLE WAL AT DIFET
WILL NOT AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT ME AND WAL AT DIFET
WILL NOT AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT ME AND WILL T DIFET
WILL NOT AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT ME AND WILL BE IFET
WILL NOT AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT ME AND WILL BE ABLE TO CUT
TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE DOING THEIR
WALKS.
WALKS.
WALKS. SOME HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED
VIDES A WE HAVE A BUNCH
OF GUESTS FOR THAT HOUR NINE
O'CLOCK NEXT SATURDAY KIND
OF BRINGIN ATTTIN AND
AWARENESS TO IT TO HAVE
CONVERSATION FROM ELECTED
OFFICIALS, FROM PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICIALS FRM PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BENEFITED FROM THE WALK.
THE WALK REALLY PROVIDES A
BENEFIT FOR YOUTH IN OUR
.
. WE
. WE WE
. WE WE ARE ABLE TO THROUGH THE
PROCEEDS ED F THE WALK
ND KIDS THA AR SUFFE
OM SOME SORT OTR EIE
SOL TRAA OR TA TH
TH'VE WNEED.THE WE ABLE TO GO T
SOL TRAA OR TA TH TH'VE WNEED.THE WE ABLE TO GO TP
FOR A WEEK AT CAMP HOPE, THE
FIRST ONE IN THE REGION IN THE
EASTERN REGIO A WEEK THEY
GET TO GO TO CAMP AND THEN WE
REALLY MENTOR THEM THROHO
E YEAR
E YEAR
E YEAR SO
E YEAR SO IT'S REALLY STARTING POINT
TO HAVE A DISN YOUTH
IN OUR COMMITHA REALLY
NEED THE HELP THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL AND YOU
ARE QUITE LITERALLY GOING TO BE
WEARING THOSE WOMEN'S SHS.
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>> THEY'RE WALKING THE MILE BOTH
OF THEM.
OF THEM.
OF THEM. I WILL I WILL WALK SATURDAY NOT
NECESSARILY DURIN THE EVENT
BUT CERTAINLY AFR THE EVENT.