Sharing His Energy Gallery (S.H.E. Gallery) in partnership with Comfort Station are proud to announce their second annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) event helping raise awareness to Domestic Violence through the arts. At this event, various performing artists will help raise awareness through dance, poetry, skits and more. This event will also offer resources and on-site clinician, Diana Mendez as well as a candlelight vigil.

• Every day in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.

• Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

• Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Most often, the abuser is a member of her own family.

• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

• Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually.

Participants: Kate T. Battle – Amanda Saucedo – Marina Dobrosavljevic – Patricia Banderas – Dulce M. Diaz – Diana Mendez – Zana Zeta and more.

About Us: Comfort Station and S.H.E. Gallery are two Chicago based art and community non-profit organizations. Kate Battle (Program Director for Comfort Station) and Dulce M. Diaz (Director and Founder of S.H.E. Gallery) have teamed up again to bring back second annual vigil homage to domestic violence victims, survivors and those we have lost. We have through open-call and work of mouth invited participants to help us raise awareness through performing arts and visuals to help the cause. As we help raise awareness, we invite attendees to light a candle for those we have lost – offer resources and S.H.E. Gallery’s Artist-Member – licensed clinician, Diana Mendez will also be on-site.