In collaboration with the Domestic Violence Awareness Month, our group decided to work with the Penelope House to come to our Uni for a display.

 

There is other activities on going around the town e.g. Paint the Town Purple (Yeah!! I know!! IT's PURPLE!!) haha.. and they have been doing this display at various location such as hospitals and we are very honored to have them at our school.

 

It is the "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" displayed the shoes that victims of domestic violence or their family members decorated.

 

It's not a normal shoes display, each of the shoe represents their story to want to share with us..

 

Here's a story I thought it would be interesting to share with ya'll..

 

This shoe is decorated by a daughter in remembrance of her mother who is a victim of domestic violence. This is special for me not only because the shoe is so pretty but also how she used the word and the theme of that shoe..The colorful feathers represent LIFE and the dark feathers for DEATH (her mom died from the abuse). She wants to live the blossom life like the colorful feathers which her mother never had the chance to do that.

 I really hope they will have the courage to speak out, seek help and do not learn helplessness.