BLOOMINGTON — Maya Angelou once said a mother’s love liberates, but not all mothers have their freedom on this Mother’s Day."We want to make sure on this day that mothers inside are remembered that they are not forgotten and that people show up to honor them also as mothers,“ Lindsey Badger, the prevention coordinator with Middle Way House, said. The not for profit that organized the demonstration.
The organization helps people who are victims of domestic violence, including women who are incarcerated. The American Civil Liberties Union said the vast majority of women in prison have been victims of violence prior to their incarceration. The organization has worked with multiple mothers and domestic violence survivors within the jail walls. However, since the pandemic, most of their services have been online.
"This is a building that has humans inside of it whose lives matter so much,” Badger said. “To also have it be true that community members see that other members of their community want to come out in support of folks that are locked up."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: TeenVogue - 🏆 481. / 51 Read more »
Source: wmag - 🏆 723. / 51 Read more »
Source: voguemagazine - 🏆 715. / 51 Read more »
Source: ladailynews - 🏆 332. / 59 Read more »