Helping women in danger: In Dallas, a new effort to correct past mistakes
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Bryce Martin and Kevin Lillis pose together at Jaxon Beer Garden in Dallas on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Lillis is the forerunner of a domestic violence initiative to put up signs in women s restrooms telling women in abusive situations how to get help. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News)(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
Even in the most public of places, a woman can be vulnerable. She can be sitting in a restaurant or at a bar, and the man beside her can be someone abusing her, or someone she fears will or someone who just makes her uncomfortable about her safety.
Dallas restaurants join coalition to help victims of domestic violence
Signs will be posted in women’s restrooms, and staff will be trained on how to help safely.
Bryce Martin and Kevin Lillis put up domestic violence awareness signs at Jaxon Beer Garden in Dallas. The signs are placed in women s restrooms with instructions on how women in abusive situations can get help.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
A silent, mighty mission is starting behind closed doors in Dallas.
D-FW restaurant and bar owners, led by Dallas restaurateur Kevin Lillis, are posting signs in women’s restrooms, offering help and education for anyone suffering from domestic violence. It’s a simple sign one that instructs victims to give a secret password to her server so she can get help immediately.
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