By Warwick Anglican Parish and Mothers' Union Warwick Branch
Warwick Anglican Parish and Mothers’ Union Warwick Branch celebrated our annual Church Service to pray for an end to Domestic and Family Violence.
We welcomed Mrs Bette Bonney from Warwick Safe Haven who talked to the congregation about the work that Warwick Safe Haven does in our local area to provide support to victims of family and domestic violence.
The service also promoted the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence which begins on Thursday, 25 November until 10 December.
Anglican Mothers’ Union Australia (AMUA) joins with 6,000 organisations from 187 countries to participate in this campaign.
This year’s theme is “NO MORE 1 in 3 – END ABUSE AND VIOLENCE NOW”.
The Venerable Lizzie Gaitskell, the rector of St Mark’s Parish, unveiled and blessed a Red Rose Foundation “Red Bench” garden seat at the end of the church service.
The Red Bench will be placed in the St Mark’s church grounds.
The presence of a Red Bench in a public location aims to raise public awareness and provides an opportunity for this critical issue of Domestic Violence to remain visible.
There are over 250 Red Benches across Queensland, NSW and South Australia and local Councils are getting behind this project and they are springing up everywhere.
Take a Seat to Take a Stand – To End Domestic Violence.
