ORONO — The 11th annual March Against Domestic Violence will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 beginning at the steps of Fogler Library at the University of Maine.
The march will proceed along the Mall and end in the New Balance Field House in the track area. Speakers at the event will include U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Robert Dana, vice president for student life and inclusive excellence and dean of students; Amanda Cost, executive director of Partners for Peace and UMaine alumna; and Heather Hogan, deputy Title IX coordinator. Casey Faulkingham, director of development and engagement at Partners for Peace, will present the remembrance ceremony and the Renaissance singers will conclude the program.
The theme for this year’s march is “Ending domestic violence in our communities.”
Event partners include UMaine Student Life (which encompasses Title IX); Partners for Peace; UMaine Athletics; The Honors College; Army ROTC Black Bear Battalion; UMaine Navy/Marine ROTC; the Maine Business School; MBS Corps; IOTA; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Rape Response Services; student government; fraternity and sorority life; and others.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Nory Jones at [email protected].
