Violence touched Carlos’s life at age 5 when unknown assailants murdered his father. In 2008, when he was 17, he came home on his bicycle and encountered armed men leaving his home, he said. Inside were the bodies of his sister and the husband of another sister, slain in front of the whole family. Later, […]
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Take Back the Night
Together, we can prevent sexual and domestic violence. Join us this Friday, April 22 in downtown Bend as we Take Back the Night with an evening full of FREE awareness-raising activities to empower the community to take action against violence. We’ll start our family-friendly Take Back the Night events with a Healthy Relationships Fair from […]
Guest Post: Preventing Mass Killings with Kindness
.sarahwynne. By Molly Boyle, Sisters High School Student Our country was devastated by the 2012 Sandy Hook Shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six adults were killed in a shooting spree. Schools all around the United States tightened security by installing metal detectors and bulletproof glass, and performing routine lockdown drills. However, regardless […]

