This is action : The Office of Violence Prevention share gender-based violence prevention tips
Locals gathered on Saturday afternoon to learn safety tools and tips when dealing with gender-based violence.
and last updated 2021-07-25 00:14:26-04
Gender-based violence is a form of harm directed at a person based on his or her sex or biological gender identity.
The Office of Violence Prevention hosted a dozen locals to gather at Sherman Park Saturday afternoon to gain tips to defend and empower individuals to feel safe wherever they are.
Alfonso Pettis, CEO and founder of Mentoring thru Arts & Sports Enrichment LLC, has seen firsthand how gender-based violence passes down through generations throughout Milwaukee. There s a lot of unhealed wounds here in Milwaukee, said Pettis.