CONWAY — Starting Point’s candlelight vigil last Thursday in North Conway’s Schouler Park brought together about 25 people to try to end domestic violence. For 40 years, Starting Point, based in North Conway, has been providing shelter, legal help and many other services to victims of domestic violence.
Starting Point Director Deborah Weinstein told the crowd: “Virginia Slims had an ad in the 1970s — ‘You’ve come a long way, baby,’ to which we at Starting Point would reply, ‘We haven’t come that far, and don’t call me baby.’”
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What a meaningful event. I learned about ways Speak Out for Justice and Stand up for victims. Thank you.
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