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Community leaders from a broad range of agencies gathered for White Ribbon Day at Fall River Government Center to mark the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 3, 2013. Representatives of The Greater Fall River Domestic Violence Coalition were on hand to participate and speak about the importance of getting men to step up and pledge to stop domestic violence. Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II began the event by raising the Domestic Violence Prevention flag on a flagpole outside Government Center. Presenters introduced by Greater Fall River Domestic Violence Coalition President Deanne Gomes-Stanley included Mayor Correia, Fall River Police Captain Joseph Cabral, Dale Brown of the SSTAR Women’s Center, and Assistant District Attorney Kyle McPherson. The event ended with all men present invited to sign a large banner after pledging to end domestic violence. Click here for a 32-minute video. Click here for the Herald News article. Click here for pictures of last year's event. For more information, contact SSTAR Women's Center Director Dale Brown at 508-679-5222.





(Top row) Assistant District Attorney Kyle McPherson, left, and Diane Buckner, right, look over material at the Katie Brown table as Deshaun Ferduson, Jasmine Torres and Nwando Ofukansi look on. (Row two) Palmira Aguiar of the Fall River Police Department offers tee-shirts to Fall River Police Captain Joseph Cabral and Freetown Police Chief Carlton Abbott. (Row three) Captain Cabral accompanies Fall River Mayor Correia out of Government Center where they meet with Dale Brown of the SSTAR Women’s Center and pose for a photo with Greater Fall River Domestic Violence Coalition President Deanne Gomes-Stanley prior to raising the domestic violence flag. (Row four) Ms. Gomes-Stanley introduces the speakers, including Assistant District Attorney Kyle McPherson. (Bottom row) Ms. Brown hands out pledge cards before former City Council President Charles Britland and Deshaun Ferduson sign the pledge banner.