March from Oak Cliff funeral home to cemetery sends a message of hope
About 40 marchers congregated at an Oak Cliff funeral home to march against domestic violence Saturday morning. The group walked six miles to Laurel Land Cemetery.
There they released purple balloons with the names of domestic-violence victims. Everyone that participated in the event was involved in domestic violence in some way. They had either overcome the violence themselves or knew someone involved in some sort of domestic abuse.
Police escorted them as chants of “no more domestic violence” echoed through the streets. Responses varied from approving smiles to stares.
“I want people to know that they need to get a plan and get out of these abusive relationships,” said Carolyn Thomas, who has been through 13 reconstructive surgeries since being shot by her ex-boyfriend on Dec. 5, 2003.
-Ask if any readers themselves were effected by domestic violence.
-Show a map of the parade route and let people show where they live in relation to it.
-Have people explain their own triumphs over domestic abuse.
