in northwestern Wisconsin, decided to hang Black Lives Matter signs at its four locations.
The goal was to clear up any misunderstandings, Bement said. Instead, it has led to an all-out revolt from local officials and law enforcement who have since cut ties with the domestic violence agency.Katie Bement, executive director of Embrace, poses at Rusk County Office & Safe Shelter in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. The agency recently lost both funding and police support after displaying Black Lives Matter signs at its four locations.to strip the organization of $25,000 in funding for 2021.
At home, some of the signers faced backlash. In Nebraska, the Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence was contacted by the state Sheriffs’ Association, which requested that it remove the coalition’s name from the letter. It declined.Top left: Kendra Carillon, youth development advocate at Embrace, is shown working at the shelter. Top right: Binders and toys sit on shelves inside the shelter, which serves clients in four rural counties.
The experience of survivors is not a monolith, Miller added. Some who call the police experience safety and the form of justice they seek. “Others experience revictimization as a result of implicit bias or discrimination, or choose not report to police, often fearing they would not be believed, nothing would be done, or that the criminal justice system would not otherwise offer what is most helpful to their healing,” she said.
Embrace has three outreach offices and one shelter serving victims from all four counties, a geographic area almost the size of Connecticut. I. It is the only domestic violence agency in the four-county area. In Rusk County, where the shelter is located, law enforcement has not changed its relationship with Embrace. In Price County, two departments have indicated to Bement that they are looking for different service options.On Oct.
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