Hamish Connolly, Charlotte Dellavedova, Caroline McCallum and Julia McGregor participated in the walk.
On Tuesday, Esperance residents wore orange and walked along the foreshore as part of an anti-domestic violence campaign
Western Australia’s 16-day campaign for the elimination of violence against women wrapped up on December 10, Human Rights Day.
To mark the end of the state-wide campaign and the end of its Thrive workshops for women, Esperance Crisis Accommodation organised a foreshore walk where community members could discuss the impact of domestic violence issues and possible steps toward solution.
To begin the walk, ECAS co-ordinator Shannan Gillespie thanked everyone for getting involved and supporting such a prevalent issue.
She said 13 Australian women had lost their lives to family and domestic violence during the 16-day campaign, a number she deemed unacceptable.
Among the walkers were representatives from campaign sponsors Horizon Power and the Country Women’s Association who said domestic violence was an important issue to support.
“Crisis Accommodation is really important,” CWA member Caroline McCallum said.
“I heard about the issues at a Rotary conference and it’s very relevant to CWA.”
“We all know someone who’s been in crisis and in need of help.”
The walk received a decent turn out for a particularly windy morning, however, the lack of male involvement did not go unnoticed.
