October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The Law Library is currently featuring a special display on our main level for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, in coordination with the USD Law Domestic Violence Legal Project (DVLP).

DVLP is hosting a fundraising event near the display from October 1st through October 14th. There are four donation boxes, one each for Professor Thatcher, Professor Pommersheim, Professor Kammer, and Professor McKey.  Whichever professor receives the most donations will either: A) wear a pair of high heels during their class or B) complete a walking “tour” around the law school with high heels on. The money raised will be going toward the purchasing of food for the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event, put on by Safe Options Services, on October 14 at Prentis Park.  If funds are raised in excess of the cost of food, they will go directly to the Safe Options Services Shelter.

As part of the fundraiser/display, DVLP is also offering information about Safe Options Services, as well as featuring two of the Silent Witness silhouettes, which represent women who have lost their lives to domestic violence.

The Law Library is offering many of our resources relating to domestic violence, many of which are featured on our Domestic Violence LibGuide.