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Sarasota women walk for change

United States National Committee for UN Women hosted a walk at Payne Park.


  • By Amelia Hanks
  • | 1:55 p.m. February 2, 2019
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Dogs jumped at the chance to walk around Payne Park with their owners. Little did they know, their owners were walking for a more serious cause.

The Gulf Coast Chapter of the United States National Committee for UN Women hosted their community walk to help end violence against women on Feb. 2. A number of organizations, including Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, came out to support the walk. 

President of the GCC, Scott Osborne, spoke about many statistics of violence against women around the world at the walk.

 

Kristen Seymour, Rudi, Carol Buzilow, Laura Lev and Lenette Moshier
Kristen Seymour, Rudi, Carol Buzilow, Laura Lev and Lenette Moshier
SPARCC's Jessica Johnston and Tom Foley came out to support the UN Community Walk.
SPARCC's Jessica Johnston and Tom Foley came out to support the UN Community Walk.
Marge Sewell and Barbara Von Papen
Marge Sewell and Barbara Von Papen
Janet Zobel, Dorothea Belanger and Carla Hunter
Janet Zobel, Dorothea Belanger and Carla Hunter
The women's walk brought out organizations and people from all over to end violence against women.
The women's walk brought out organizations and people from all over to end violence against women.
Jessica Lammers, Sam Reisky, Emma Thrift, Faith Meier, Sam Pulawski and Hailey Landry
Jessica Lammers, Sam Reisky, Emma Thrift, Faith Meier, Sam Pulawski and Hailey Landry
Elizabeth Osborne and Eileen Raffo
Elizabeth Osborne and Eileen Raffo
Curly is ready to go on his walk to help end violence against women.
Curly is ready to go on his walk to help end violence against women.
Zonta International's Holly Lutz, Lynn Schneider, Caring Santos and Sandra Miller
Zonta International's Holly Lutz, Lynn Schneider, Caring Santos and Sandra Miller
President of Gulf Coast Chapter of the United States National Committee for UN Women Scott Osborne says she wants to do something to help violence against women.
President of Gulf Coast Chapter of the United States National Committee for UN Women Scott Osborne says she wants to do something to help violence against women.
The women's walk went around Payne Park.
The women's walk went around Payne Park.

 

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