Surviving Violence During COVID-19 and Beyond | Afro

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Surviving Violence During COVID-19 and Beyond | Afro

Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love.” -Martin Luther King Join the Philadelphia Commission for Women for compelling lived experiences of survivors of violence and share strategies for coping during COVID-19. Date: Monday, January 18, 2021 Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Registration link: bit.ly/SurvivingViolence

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