As pandemic deepens domestic violence, 28 Minnesotans slain last year are remembered
In the time of the coronavirus pandemic, the shape of the 10th annual remembrance for domestic violence victims in Minnesota took a different form. And the challenges of the pandemic were also top of mind as people talked about those who were killed and the support systems needed going forward.
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Mara H. Gottfried / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 1:37 pm, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
May Tong adjusts a large purple ribbon with a victim’s name decorating her car as a procession of vehicles commemorate Minnesota’s 28 victims of intimate partner homicide in 2020 at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Tong works for Transforming Generations, a nonprofit helping domestic violence and sexual assault victims in the Hmong community. The event was sponsored by Violence Free Minnesota, a statewide coalition of programs working to end relationship abuse. (Scott Takushi