Remember My Name
by COREN BURCH
Filed under Domestic Violence, Family, Relationships, Society & Culture
It is estimated that every 9 seconds, a woman is battered.
-The Department of Justice, 1991
In the United States, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped, or killed by a male partner than any other assailant.
- “Resource Availability for Women at Risk”
A. Browne and K.R. Williams
Four women each day and more than 1,000 women each year, are killed by their partners.
- Partner Abuse in Illinois: Knowing
the Facts and Breaking the Cycle
IDPH, Report to the General Assembly
1996
On August 6th, 2008, Detention Officer Tarica Pulliam of the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department was murdered outside of her apartment. Tarica was headed to work, when she was ambushed and shot to death by her ex-boyfriend of nearly seven years. Tarica was a single mother with a now eight year old daughter.
This week marks Tarica’s one year death anniversary and the family has decided to honor her by celebrating her life, rather than remembering the tragedy. By doing so, they have organized along with the Domestic Violence Shelter and Services Office in Wilmington, NC, the “Remember My Name Celebration Book Drive”. The book drive started on July 18th and will end on August 18th and will benefit women and children that either live in Domestic Violence Shelters or participate in programs provided by the Domestic Violence offices, and the women that are incarcerated in the New Hanover County Detention Facility, where Tarica was employed. Books should contain content that is motivational, inspirational, or devotional to keep them encouraged after surviving domestic violence. School supplies for the upcoming school year are also being accepted.
For more information about the book drive, please contact The Open Gate at 910.343.0703. Or, for more information about Tarica’s story, email taricalives@hotmail.com.
See story:http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/news4522, http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=8797379, http://www.wwaytv3.com/node/17179
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