On Thursday morning, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence Executive Director Maisie B. Tenorio, other coalition officers and volunteers as well as survivors, other government officials, community partners, and members of the community gathered to proclaim October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The theme for this year’s campaign in the CNMI is “Amplify the Movement.” “I call on all citizens and communities to join the movement to end domestic violence by participating in Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” the governor said. “Domestic violence is never the fault of victims and survivors, so we must do our part as leaders and as a community to support them. Let us help survivors truly heal forward and come together as a community to end this abusive behavior.”
