City of Yonkers & Yonkers Public Schools to Lead the First I Say No More to Sexual Violence March Against Sexual Violence April 30

With Partner nonprofit organization Yo Digo No Más (I Say No More)

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Superintendent of Yonkers Public Schools Dr. Edwin Quezada, and nonprofit organization Yo Digo No Más (I Say No More) are calling on the entire community to walk against sexual violence and encourage everyone to participate in the I Say No More to Sexual Violence March, scheduled for Saturday, April 30 in Yonkers.

In the U.S., 81% of women and 43% of men report some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. In America, every 68 seconds, an individual is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. These numbers demonstrate the high prevalence of this public health crisis happening in
communities across the country. Moreover, because sexual violence leads to negative emotional, economic, and structural consequences for survivors, the time to act, to stand up and declare “I Say No More!” is now.

Community Stakeholders Will March from Yonkers City Hall Unity Fountain, 40 South Broadway, at 11am, and march to Eugenio Maria de Hostos MicroSociety School, 75 Morris Street, Yonkers.

Workshops are planned at Hostos from 12-3pm, where a series of trainings and resources for the community on how to identify the signs of sexual violence, how to prevent sexual violence, and what to do to begin to heal.

For more information, visit www.YODIGONOMAS.com

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