Domestic Violence Awareness Empowerment Walk - Take Back Your Power

Join us for the 2nd Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk, a free community event organized by survivor and advocate Shanté Cotton, and co-hosted in partnership with Mecklenburg County Community Support Services – Prevention and Intervention Division.

Held during October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, this event brings together survivors, families, advocates, and community members to raise awareness, honor survivors, and remember those we've lost. This walk is a call to action: to break the silence, support healing, and create a future free from abuse.

This event highlights the power of grassroots leadership and community partnerships working together to drive change, provide support, and amplify the voices of those impacted by abuse.

• To raise awareness about the impact of domestic violence on individuals, families, and communities
• To celebrate survivorhood and the strength of those who have experienced abuse
• To honor victims who lost their lives to domestic violence
• To promote prevention, early intervention, and access to support services
• To stand in solidarity — because no one should walk alone in their healing

🕐 Check-in Begins: 1:30 PM
Walk Begins: 2:30 PM
Post-Walk Celebration: Celebrate survivors, connect with local resources, and unite in community.

Wear purple to show your support!

Please be advised that photographs and video may be taken throughout the event for promotional, media, and documentation purposes. By attending, you consent to being photographed and/or recorded and grant permission for your image or likeness to be used by event organizers and partners in future materials, including but not limited to websites, social media, and printed publications.

• 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner violence in their lifetime
• 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses
• Domestic violence affects people of all ages, races, genders, and backgrounds — and it thrives in silence

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available:
📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
💬 Text “START” to 88788
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For General Inquiries Contact: [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Pineville Lake Park, 909 Lakeview Drive, Pineville, United States