{"id":29903,"date":"2023-10-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29903"},"modified":"2023-10-04T03:30:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T03:30:51","slug":"u-s-army-garrison-japan-hosts-domestic-violence-awareness-month-announces-multiple-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29903","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Army Garrison Japan hosts Domestic Violence Awareness Month, announces multiple events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Col. Marcus Hunter, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, provides remarks Monday during a ceremony at USAG Japan headquarters to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month Monday. Later, Hunter signed a proclamation with USAG Japan Command Sgt. Maj. David Rio and called on the community to \u201cincrease their participation in our efforts to prevent domestic violence, thereby strengthening the Army community.\u201d
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan \u2013 U.S. Army Garrison Japan hosted a Domestic Violence Awareness Month ceremony Monday to send a clear message to the community: Those experiencing abuse in a relationship do not have to face it alone.<\/p>\n

USAG Japan Commander Col. Marcus Hunter, Deputy to the Garrison Commander Jenifer Peterson, and USAG Japan Command Sgt. Maj. David Rio, along with other leaders and community members, gathered in the garrison headquarters building to announce this year\u2019s \u201cUnited Against Domestic Abuse\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n

Brittany Franklin, USAG Japan\u2019s acting Army Community Service director and\u00a0Family Advocacy Program manager, opened the event by explaining that people are the military\u2019s greatest strength in the battle against domestic violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we refuse to be silenced, we can break the cycle of domestic violence,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is still so much work that needs to be done, and it will take all of us to break the silence. I ask that each of us take a stance and rededicate ourselves to creating a military community where domestic violence is not tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the ceremony, Hunter read the Domestic Violence Month proclamation to those present.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis awareness campaign engages the Army community in preventing\u00a0domestic violence by supporting their colleagues, neighbors and friends and utilizing resources, and by creating partnerships among leadership, social\u00a0service agencies, schools, faith-based communities, civic organizations and law enforcement agencies to address domestic violence,\u201d Hunter read.<\/p>\n

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Before he and Rio signed the proclamation, Hunter called on the entire community to \u201cincrease their participation in our efforts to prevent domestic violence, thereby strengthening the Army community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sadly, one in three women and one in four men will experience some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. And statistics show that domestic violence is prevalent in every community, regardless of age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or nationality.<\/p>\n

Maiki Mayhew, an ACS employee, read a domestic abuse survivor\u2019s story to help illustrate the issue, and to better explain that both men and women can be victims.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Luera, a Family Advocacy Program Specialist, helped explain the roots of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.<\/p>\n

She said the month evolved from the Day of Unity that the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence first observed in 1981. The Day of Unity was meant to connect advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against women and their children, she said.<\/p>\n

The Day of Unity eventually grew to a weeklong observance, with local, state and national officials focusing on mourning those lost as a result of domestic violence, celebrating the survivors, and connecting those who work to end the issue.<\/p>\n

Luera explained that the first monthlong observance took place in 1987, and said it remains crucially important today.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have an important role in preventing [domestic violence], as well as honoring the victims and supporting the survivors,\u201d Luera said.<\/p>\n

Luera announced multiple events that will occur during the month and encouraged community members to get involved, starting by wearing purple clothing each Friday of the month to help raise awareness.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Garrison Japan Command Sgt. Maj. David Rio, second from left, and USAG Japan Commander Col. Marcus Hunter, next to him, cut a cake with members of Camp Zama\u2019s Army Community Service during a ceremony Monday at the unit\u2019s headquarters that was held to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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Other events include a couples\u2019 game night Oct. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Youth Center on Camp Zama; a \u201cStrike Out Domestic Violence\u201d bowling event and pin-decorating contest Oct. 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Camp Zama Bowling Alley; and a purple pumpkin decorating contest Oct. 20 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Army Community Service, Bldg. 402, on Camp Zama. Additionally, every Wednesday during October the Family Advocacy team will conduct outreach at various Camp Zama and Sagamihara Family Housing Area businesses.<\/p>\n

During his final remarks, Hunter again stressed the need for everyone to understand that there are resources available to help battle domestic violence, to include a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week hotline available at 080-5968-3188.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of things that can be done to assist those in need of help,\u201d Hunter said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s OK if you don\u2019t know exactly what that action is, but you must know there is somebody who can help and how to connect with them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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