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our second annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month candlelight Vigil & walk on October4th.✨ An Invitation from Proactive Families Advocacy Inc.
Crystal Park has long carried a difficult reputation in Worcester, associated with violence and silence. By holding this Vigil here, we reclaim it as a place of:
🌟 Healing
🌟 Remembrance
🌟 Resilience
We gather to say: survivors will not be forgotten, their stories will not be erased, and their lives will not be in vain.
🕯️ Program Highlights
Opening Prayer 🌿 grounding in unity
Introduction 🌟 setting intention
Speakers 🎤 community leaders, survivors, advocates
Candlelight Vigil 🕯️ honoring lives lost
Reading of Victim Names 💜 bearing witness
Walk 🚶 reclaiming Crystal Park together
Closing Remarks 🌹 a call to continued action
🤝 Community Presence
This event will feature leaders, first responders, students, and organizations standing together, including:
✅ CHL Behavioral Help Line
✅ Meditation & Healing Practitioners
✅ City of Worcester Department of Public Health
✅ State Representative David Laboeuf
✅ Mayor Joe Petty
✅ Candy Cason, District 2
✅ Senator Peter Durant
✅ Etel Haxhiaj, Worcester City Councilor
✅ Senator Robyn Kennedy (representation confirmed)
✅ Worcester Police Department & Massachusetts State Police
✅ Female First Responders from across Worcester County (with service dogs)
✅ Students & Faculty from Quinsigamond Community College, Holy Cross, and Assumption University
This Vigil is more than an event.
It is:
✨ A remembrance of lives lost.
✨ A healing space for survivors.
✨ A movement of unity against violence.
We hope you will join us at Crystal Park as we shine a light into the darkness and stand together in strength, remembrance, and hope.
With gratitude,
All of us at
Proactive Families Advocacy Inc.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Crystal Park, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
