Senator Collins Speaks at 11th Annual March Against Domestic Violence
Orono, ME – U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke at the 11th annual March Against Domestic Violence, which began at the steps of the Fogler Library at the University of Maine and continued on to the University Field House. The theme for this year’s March, which comes during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, was “ending domestic violence in our communities.”
“The annual March Against Domestic Violence serves as an important reminder of the work we need to do to protect vulnerable individuals, as domestic violence continues to affect too many families in our state,” said Senator Collins. “I will continue to support and author legislation to strengthen protections for survivors, and I thank everyone involved in organizing this event for their dedication to this critical issue.”
The march is hosted by the Maine Business School (MBS) and organized by MBS Professor Nory Jones. In addition to Senator Collins, speakers at the event included UMaine Dean Robert Dana, Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard Diane Dunn, Executive Director at Partners for Peace Amanda Cost, Deputy UMaine Title IX Coordinator Heather Hogan, and Director of Development and Engagement at Partners for Peace Casey Faulkingham, who read the names of the 15 people who died in Maine as a result of domestic violence this year.
Senator Collins was a co-sponsor of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022, which expanded protections and services for domestic violence survivors and their children. She was also a co-author of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which helps ensure that abusers do not have access to firearms.
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