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Standing Silent Witness

In
honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), Rape Victim Advocates (RVA)
will host “Standing Silent Witness,” on Friday, April 25th from 12pm-1-pm at Daley Plaza in the
downtown Chicago loop.  This annual public gathering is in recognition of
silenced victims who may never give voice to their experiences.



 



The
interactive demonstration will showcase over 130 survivors, supporters and allies
standing silent for one hour in recognition of those survivors without a voice.
Participants will wear

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t-shirts
bearing words and phrases that symbolize sexual assault through the eyes of
survivors whose stories are often invisible and unacknowledged.



 

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Show
your support by walking amongst those positioned and reading the stories of
survivors or choose to stand silent in which RVA will provide a t-shirt to
wear.  To show solidarity, attendees are encouraged to wear teal ribbons
which are also the color of sexual assault awareness.  

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