‘Creating a Vision for Non-Violence’ conference to be held in Rimbey

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“We offer the ability to network and connect with peers in the field,” says McDonald. “There will be draws, resource tables and lots of information. It’ll be an interactive day with lots of different presentations.”

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McDonald says the Central Alberta Vision for Non-Violence Coalition is made up of people from 16 different communities.

“We’ve been working on family violence and bullying for the last five years as a group,” states McDonald. “From our community members, we hear lots of feedback that the stories and information that’s shared is important because it’s starting to open up the conversations in the communities. Family violence, domestic violence, there’s a stigma behind that and we’re trying to break that down so that it becomes a topic of conversation.”

She says many central Alberta communities are now taking part in family violence and bullying initiatives that happen in November for Family Violence Prevention Month.

“Our service providers in those communities are getting information and being trained so that they can support their community members,” states McDonald. “We’ve had conversations with RCMP and part of the big problem is that it’s not always reported. We have the stats and Alberta has seen a two per cent increase in family violence since 2013 and we currently rank third highest of all the provinces and fewer than one out of five people abused by their spouse actually report the family violence.”

McDonald says it’s time to open up community conversations about family violence.

“Think about what impact it has in your community, that far-reaching impact,” she exclaims. “Have open conversations about it, so come on out and support the community of Rimbey which is hosting this year’s event, have the conversation and share the information. I hope that people who attend have some resources, gain new knowledge and take back information to their communities so they can keep this conversation going.”