FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Remember My Name domestic violence vigil will be held Oct. 12 at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse in downtown Fayetteville to raise awareness of domestic violence.
The keynote speaker will be Charnessa L. Ridley, who is the deputy director of the Council for Women and Youth Involvement.
Retired Chief District Court Judge Beth Keever will read aloud the names of the people who died as a result of domestic violence in North Carolina over the past year.
Other Remember My Name ceremony participants scheduled to appear include Chief District Court Judge Toni S. King, Fort Liberty Garrison Commander U.S. Army Col. John Wilcox and the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus.
Remember My Name is organized by the Cumberland County District Court, the CARE Center Family Violence Program, Cumberland County Department of Social Services, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Fayetteville Police Department, Hope Mills Police Department, Army Community Services, Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Phoenix Center.
The vigil will also serve to highlight community resources for domestic violence victims, such as:
For more information about Remember My Name, contact Court Manager Sanya Eller at 910-475-3222 or Sanya.T.Eller@nccourts.org.