The wooden silhouettes that represent real victims of deadly domestic violence in Harford County will be unveiled again Sunday.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County is hosting the annual Silent Witness initiative ceremony and will unveil the silhouettes Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in front of the church.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Silent Witness program is designed to increase community awareness that domestic violence is a problem in the county, organizers say, adding that victims are not nameless, nor are they very far removed from people's everyday lives.
The mission of the Silent Witness Program is to promote peace, healing and responsibility in adult relationships in order to eliminate domestic murders in the United States. Each year, the Fellowship erects on its front lawn the wooden silhouettes, which are unveiled in a ceremony of healing and in an affirmation of the life of those affected by domestic violence.
Guest speakers this year include Harford County State's Attorney Joseph Cassilly, Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane and a representative from SARC. All are welcome to join in this gathering.
"This is an event that ripples throughout Harford County and is appreciated by countless folk rebuilding their lives in the wake or in the continued struggle with domestic violence," Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County minister Rev. Lisa Ward said.