It has been almost three years since the tragic loss of Erica Owen to domestic violence. Saturday her friends and family invite the community to "Paint the town Purple".
Wounded Hearts on the Mend is a faith based support group designed to provide a safe, confidential environment for women who have been injured by sexual abuse/assault.
Recently we got together with The Albion Fellows Bacon Center, and many of our community leaders to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence.
On Friday, April 18th you can join in a night of "Classic Hollywood" as part of the Hats Off to Holly's House event. Holly's House is a non-residential victim advocacy center that serves victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse in Southwest Indiana.
It is rule the men are NEVER supposed to hit women no matter what! But what about in self defense? Thousands of men in America are victims of domestic violence, but with the prevailing "double-standard", men are taught that even IF a woman hit you first, you aren't supposed to strike back. And some of these women hit pretty HARD!...So here's my question, is alright for a man to strike back in self-defense?