Domestic Violence Awareness Walk 2020 (virtual event)

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Welcome to the South Brunswick Commission on Women’s annual Break The Silence Against Domestic Violence event. Due to the pandemic restrictions, this year’s event and walk will be virtual. Please share this event with others and watch to learn how you can walk with us virtually and how to make a donation on Sunday, October 18, 2020 to support Woman Space and Women Aware.

0:03 Welcome from Liz Tillman, SBCW Chair

3:13 Mayor Charlie Carley Remarks

4:51 Councilwoman Archana Grover Remarks

6:27 Domestic Violence Overview by Joyce Mehta, South Brunswick Board of Education

8:22 Dina Marie’s Story as Shared by Joanne Pipitone

12:03 Inspiration from Vandana Aiyar, SBCW Vice Chair

13:06 Womanspace Inc. Presentation

15:48 Inspiration from Margit Haas-Rethage, SBCW

16:45 Women Aware Presentation

19:52 Inspiration from Beatrice Alexander, SBCW

20:21 Patrolman Ray McCarthy, South Brunswick Police Department

25:57 Inspiration from Bhavana Arya, SBCW

26:48 Dr. Olubukunola Oyedele, The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey

31:24 Inspiration from Karishma Patel, SBCW

31:58 Jennifer Kuryla, MSW, Middlesex County Center For Empowerment

38:33 Inspiration from Mahiya Sampson

41:37 Christine Bevacqua & Team, Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office

52:36 Manavi Presentation

57:28 Inspiration from Tawanna Sampson

1:00:00 NAMI NJ presentation

1:04:14 Hugs for Brady Foundation presentation

1:04:38 Ellen & Frank Gambatese Memorial Award for Community Service

1:09:32 Debbie & Arthur Roedel Philanthropy Award

1:13:29 Support our partners, a call to action from Delali Kumapley, SBCW

1:14:10 Walk with us, a call to action from Ashley Gomez-Jimenez, SBCW

1:14:56 Donate, a call to action from Nikita Arya, SBCW

1:15:59 Getting Help or Getting Involved


⚜️ October is Domestic Violence Awareness month ⚜️

The South Brunswick Commission on Women presents our first virtual event focused on bringing awareness to Domestic Violence

BREAK THE SILENCE ❗️


Our conference with key speakers and resources 🙇🏻‍♀️

WALK - participate and walk throughout the month and use our hashtag #sbcwdvwalk

⚜️ Sunday, October 18, 2020 ⚜️

The South Brunswick Commission on Women Presents our first virtual event focused on bringing awareness to Domestic Violence

BREAK THE SILENCE ❗️

📍3 ways to participate:

DONATE - we will be accepting donations on Sunday at Reichler Park from 1-5pm, please consider donating items, it will be a drive by donation for everyone’s safety 🚘

WATCH - go onto our Facebook or website to watch our conference with key speakers 🙇🏻‍♀️

WALK - participate and walk throughout the week and use our hashtag #sbcwdvwalk (wear purple if you can)



SBCW Chair Liz Nolley Tillman and Vice Chair Vandana Aiyar at Women Aware delivered the donations received during this year's Domestic Violence Awareness event.