What We Do
We bear witness
To bear witness means to make a conscious choice to see clearly, know what is true and remember.
The Battered Women and Children’s Memorial Garden bears witness as the first international garden where all who have survived, witnessed or care about ending violence against women and children can find support, healing and a powerful voice. For those who were killed by or lost to perpetrators, the Garden is a memorial.
Bearing witness is taking action.
We bear witness when:
We wonder about the bruises we see on children
We care about the suffering of others
We know that the batterer is to blame for the battering
We tell others where sex offenders live
We reveal that we were battered
We know that victims are created by perpetrators
We demand that a parent stop hitting their child at the grocery store – or anywhere else, and also call the police
We tell a newspaper our story, our whole, true story
We refuse to stay friends with him when we find out that he beats his partner
We demand that public officials hold batterers accountable
To bear witness means to make a conscious choice to see clearly, know what is true and remember.
The Battered Women and Children’s Memorial Garden bears witness as the first international garden where all who have survived, witnessed or care about ending violence against women and children can find support, healing and a powerful voice. For those who were killed by or lost to perpetrators, the Garden is a memorial.
Bearing witness is taking action.
We bear witness when:
We wonder about the bruises we see on children
We care about the suffering of others
We know that the batterer is to blame for the battering
We tell others where sex offenders live
We reveal that we were battered
We know that victims are created by perpetrators
We demand that a parent stop hitting their child at the grocery store – or anywhere else, and also call the police
We tell a newspaper our story, our whole, true story
We refuse to stay friends with him when we find out that he beats his partner
We demand that public officials hold batterers accountable
