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DEAD WOMEN WALKING COMES TO MANCHESTER

Thursday 24 November, 2016

A
Lancashire actor is highlighting domestic violence murders in the UK
with a visual remembrance march through Manchester City Centre this
November.






Claire
Moore, who plays the lead role in 'LADY IN RED' has organised the
'Dead Women Walking' march from her home in Preston and will be
marching with survivors, activists and family members of the women
killed in the UK through domestic violence.






'The
number of women murdered by their partners and ex-partners in the UK
is an indictment of civilised society,' says Claire, 'Domestic
violence accounts for almost a quarter of all violent crime in the UK
with approximately two women a week being murdered and yet our
specialist women's services are at risk – this means women’s
lives are at risk'






'For
the last nine years I have been listing the names and ages of women
killed by men through domestic violence as part of a display we take
on tour,' adds Claire, 'People are often shocked to see the list and
wonder why they didn't know this was happening - these murders rarely
make front page news, because they are commonplace and not considered
'newsworthy' - I want to change that! The walk will be a visual and respectful march of women wearing red ponchos and carrying candles - During the walk the names of all the women killed by known men in the last 12 months will be read out. This is the first year we’ve
held the march in Manchester and there has been great support so far'






This
#DeadWomenWalking
walk
is a remembrance walk to raise awareness of the women behind the
statistics of domestic violence murders, will take place on Sunday
27th
November 2016.
It is part of
the
16days of action from 25 November (International Day for the
Elimination of Violence Against Women) through 10 December, Human
Rights Day. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence aim
to raise public awareness and mobilise people everywhere to bring
about change. ‘I
am passionate about engaging the community in these issues so that
everyone can make a difference for all women in the future.’ adds
Claire






If
you’d like to join the women’s march or donate in support you can
here - https://dww.eventbrite.co.uk






Notes
to editors:


For
photographs and further information Contact Claire Moore –
cctheatre@yahoo.com

07753487984






To
follow the march on Twitter @onein4 https://twitter.com/onein4


Facebook
- https://www.facebook.com/deadwomenwalking/






More
information on the march can be found – www.deadwomenwalking.uk






Int.Day
for the Elimination of Violence Day:
www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday






Please
include the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline


0808
2000 247 at the end of the article






Domestic
violence accounts for between 16% and one quarter of all recorded
violent crime. (Home Office, 2004; Dodd et al., 2004; BCS, 1998;
Dobash and Dobash, 1980)









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