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Through advocacy, education, communication and community commitment we are working towards building a platform that will sustain victims for a two year survivorship.

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SILENCE NO MORE

MOVEMENT

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE CHANGE

A COMMUNITY MOVEMENT

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence can be actions or threats of physical, sexual, emotional, economic, psychological or technological actions or other patterns of coercive behavior that influence another person within an intimate partner relationship.

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A TWO YEAR SURVIVORSHIP

THE MISSION

SNMM is a hands-on nonprofit charitable organization who is committed to working with organizations, agencies, community members, elected officials, survivors, and real time victims who come to the table by choice and not by force to make a difference in what should be considered a community epidemic.

 

A two-year platform that supports a victim into survivorship will decrease the amount of times a victim returns which will can have a domino effect on lowering isolation, depression, embarrassment, financial loss, generational abuse, and even deaths.

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Forums such as this, DV sensitivity training, and all community endeavors unite us in efforts to avoid temporary bandages and focus more on casts. Casts are used to immobilize injuries, promote healing, and reduce pain and further injuries while the injury heals.

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We believe that there should be a unified understanding that the high rate of victims returning an average of 7-12 times to their abusers suggests there is a breakdown within our system. Unfortunately the healing process doesn’t necessarily begin when a victim of abuse is finally away from their abuser. Most victims don’t even realize the extent of their abuse until months later once considering the other types of abuse they endured such as; mentally, verbally, emotionally, financially, spiritually, and sexually abused in addition to the physical abuse. If we decrease the victim returning statistics it lowers the amount of isolation, embarrassment, generational abuse, and deaths.

It is a unified understanding that it is not the nature of the relationship that determines abusiveness; it is the actions of the abuser.

COMING TO THE TABLE BY CHOICE

COMMUNITY ENDEAVORS THAT CREATES MOVEMENT, COMMUNICATION, AWARENESS, VISIBILITY & CHANGE.
 

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THE LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
HOST SNMM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SENSITIVITY TRAINING

 

Emphasizing their commitment to support domestic violence victims, Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall, Algonkian District Supervisor Juli E. Briskman, Leesburg District Supervisor Kristen Umstattd and Broad Run District Supervisor Sylvia Glass are hosting a new and innovative sensitivity training for those who work with victims across agencies and nonprofits in the county.

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The Silence No More (SNM) sensitivity training developed by advocate Lisa Jones is a hands-on educational experience that will focus on strengthening community support systems for survivors of domestic violence. Press Release

SURVIVOR & SUPPORT SYSTEM CEREMONY

SNMM is a believer that there are different levels of support systems for real-time victims and survivors, such as friends, family, coworkers, community members, organizations, and agencies, who are sometimes there long before the police and attorneys. 

 

Survivors are instrumental in motivating and refueling survivors who utilize their past experiences to help empower others.

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Annually this ceremony recognizes survivors that circle back to help strengthen victims and current survivors. Directly and indirectly due to commitment to community, excellence, and the highest standards of ethical conduct, integrity, and civic and social responsibility.

2023

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SNMM ANNUAL P7 RED AFFAIR

WALKING WITH PURPOSE FASHION SHOW

Annually P7 fashion show brings committed community members together annually to rehearse, volunteer, fundraiser, laugh, cry and cheer each other on across the entire journey well before walking with purpose down the runway.

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The Silence No More Movement is rooted in the belief that no matter the community's endeavors; until we work together as a community and help strengthen support systems will we be able to truly support victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

MY TRUTH SERIES

HONESTY, AFFIRMATIONS, EXPERIENCES, BELIEF & SUPPORT

Survivors and Support Systems take time to speak their survival truths, share stories, quotes and affirmations

Support Systems explain why they continue to show up.

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