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MNLPOA picnic 2011 Pictures
Cinco de Mayo 2011 Pictures
2nd Annual Bride's March
Date:
June 10, 2011 at 12:30 p.m.
Where:
St.Paul Believers Fellowship Church
580 Humboldt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55107
Further details at www.lizsdaughter.org
Certificate of Appreciation
Congratulations to St. Paul Police Department!
Marie Garza
Changemaker: The Brides' March honors and remembers abused women
The sounds of her mother's screams and the vision of her aunt being dragged into the street by the hair, her face beaten into the concrete. Falling into an abusive relationship herself when she was just a teenager and remaining in it for 12 years. These are the painful, yet galvanizing memories that motivate Marie Garza.
Garza is the organizer of last summer's Brides' March in St. Paul. "More than 100 people marched, and I want [2011's March] to be bigger and better," Garza said. Female survivors, their support persons and many Twin City-area police officers walked the three miles from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to the state Capitol to raise awareness of domestic violence. Many wore wedding gowns, some wore tuxedos. The June 12 event included a "reception" after the march at Joseph's Grill donated by the restaurant.
