Media Release

County Recognizes April as Month for Crime Survivors

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:00 AM
1:25 p.m.
 
ALACHUA COUNTY - Across the nation, April is a month for remembering survivors of crime and looking more deeply at how our society can create change in preventing abuse and violence.  Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center will be recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Victims' Rights Week, and Child Abuse Prevention Month with the following events:
 
April 12, 7 p.m.
Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center's 30th Anniversary Banquet with Guest Speaker Sheriff Darnell
Ironwood Golf Course
$16 per ticket
RSVP (352) 264-6760
 
April 20, 6:30 p.m.
NO! The Impact of Sexual Assault in the African American Community
Documentary film screening and discussion
Alachua County Health Department Auditorium
224 SE 24th Street
Free
 
April 22, 5 p.m. 
An Empty Seat at the Table
Crime Victim Memorial Exhibit
Oaks Mall
Free
 
April 26, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Victim's Rights Candlelight Vigil w/ Memorial Tile Painting and Tree Planting
Squirrel Ridge Park
1603 SW Williston Rd.
Free
 
Please contact Laura Kalt of the Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center at (352) 264-6760 for more information about any of these events.
 
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Contact

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a County program, service or public meeting, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at 352-374-5275 at least 2 business days prior to the event. TTY users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

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