This Saturday – when the sun goes down, and the streets darken – women, men, children, survivors, activists and fighters of domestic violence will come together in Midtown to take a stand, speak out and reclaim the safety of the night. Each year 1.3 million women become victims of domestic violence, and one in every four women in the United States will experience domestic violence, according to statistics from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said Diana Rosas, the press and media contact for Sacramento Women Take Back the Night. The 32nd annual Women Take Back the Night March and Rally will be held from 6-9 p.m. The event will start with a resource fair at 5:30 p.m. at t

Many of the women staying at WEAVE’s Safehouse have left their homes with only the clothes they are wearing. In their rush to escape they rarely have time to pack essentials like shampoo. Please help WEAVE provide comforting essentials to the women seeking refuge at our Safehouse. Help WEAVE Wash Away Domestic Violence. Purchase low-cost shampoo, conditioner, and lotion (an entire set of three is only $12! including tax and processing fee) through our Avon drive and you help in two ways: 1) Provide comforting essentials to the women and children in the Safehouse, 2) Fund life saving programs, because 30% of every sale is donated back to WEAVE by Avon. 300 bottles of shampoo, conditione

4,500 women will race in the Kaiser Women’s Fitness Festival benefiting WEAVE on Sunday, June 5th to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault. Now in its seventh year, the event is the largest women’s-only run in the region and runners travel from the Bay Area and the central valley to compete. WEAVE needs volunteers! Sign up now! All volunteers are required to attend a Mandatory Volunteer Training on Wednesday, June 1st from 5:30 - 6:30 PM at WEAVE. Volunteer shifts run in 3 – 5 hour blocks from Thursday, June 2nd to Sunday, June 5th. Questions? Contact Ashley. In full disclosure, this article was written by a WEAVE employee in the hopes of spreading the word far and

4,500 women will race in the Kaiser Women’s Fitness Festival benefiting WEAVE on Sunday, June 5th to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault. Now in its seventh year, the event is the largest women’s-only run in the region and runners travel from the Bay Area and the central valley to compete. WEAVE needs volunteers! Sign up now! All volunteers are required to attend a Mandatory Volunteer Training on Wednesday, June 1st from 5:30 - 6:30 PM at WEAVE. Volunteer shifts run in 3 – 5 hour blocks from Thursday, June 2nd to Sunday, June 5th. Questions? Contact Ashley. In full disclosure, this article was written by a WEAVE employee in the hopes of spreading the word far and

Q- I am afraid of my boyfriend. We just moved in together last month, and ever since then, he has been shouting and cursing at me. He also pushed me down and punched a wall. I want to break up with him, but I am afraid he will hurt me. Can the law help protect me? Anonymous in Midtown A- I am sorry to hear about your situation! If you feel in are in immediate danger, call 911! California’s Domestic Violence Protection Act defines domestic violence as abuse toward an intimate partner or family member. The abuse can range from verbal threats, annoying telephone calls, stalking, hitting, and destruction of personal property. If you ever have to call the police, ask for an emergency protect

Want to help end violence in our community? Right now, it's as easy as clicking a button. Sutter Medical Center has launched an innovative campaign to help raise $10,000 for a deserving charity. WEAVE is one of the nonprofits participating in the contest. By clicking a single button to cast your vote online, you can help WEAVE earn this critical grant. What will $10,000 pay for? WEAVE, a 501c3 nonprofit, is the only provider of comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Sacramento County.  The agency plans to eliminate violence by: educating kids to break the cycle; improving laws to protect victims; and healing survivors. You can help in three easy way

For children who have been victims of abusive environments, a new outdoor classroom was built, with a performance stage, a mini “Delta Prince” boat-themed playground and a vegetable garden. Enormous pink-handled scissors were used to cut the ceremonial ribbon at the classroom revealing for Sacramento’s primary crisis intervention provider WEAVE on Tuesday. Pink balloons also brought color to the ceremony as cosmetics company Mary Kay gifted WEAVE’s Executive Director Beth Hassett with a $20,000 grant check from the Mary Kay Foundation for improvements to the shelter. WEAVE Director of Development Amber Stott said there are hopes to build new transitional housing units at the site, but f

At 3:04 PM on Monday, October 25, Sacramentans will join together, wearing purple, to Break the Silence on Domestic Violence. At the appointed time, Sacramento city sidewalks will fill with a sea of purple as community members walk in remembrance of survivors of domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 3:04 PM represents the 3 out of 4 Americans who know someone that has been a victim of violence. October 25th represents the 25% of women who will experience interpersonal violence in her lifetime. Joining WEAVE on this important day of awareness are students and faculty of California State University Sacramento, Victim Compensation and Govt. Claims Board,CSUS Viole

Mu Sochua had a request of her audience: "I ask you to please monitor [my] case, because it's very very likely that I will go to jail," the native Cambodian said in a speech in Sacramento. The social worker and women's rights and democracy activist was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee in 2005. About 40 people gathered Monday at noon in a conference room at the U.C. Center in Sacramento to hear Sochua speak. In the speech, presented by the World Affaris Council, she spoke about ending the sex trafficking of women and children, opposing land grabs and reforming the corrupt Cambodian court system. Sochua came to Northern California in 1973. She earned a degree in psychology from San Francisco S