Copies of the action kit and other Break the Silence campaign materials are available from:

WEAVE, P.O. Box 161389,
Sacramento, CA 95816.
Phone: (916) 448-2321

"Breaking the silence gives her a way out."

"Your silence leaves the victim of domestic violence trapped in fear. Saying the right thing at the right time can make all the difference."

Created and distributed by WEAVE, a Sacramento-based domestic violence agency, the Break the Silence on Domestic Violence action kit aims at involving everyone in the community in domestic violence prevention efforts. In addition to posters and resource lists, the packet includes a description of nine safe, effective strategies community members can take to help prevent domestic violence. Recommended strategies range from asking clergy to speak out about domestic violence from the pulpit to hanging domestic violence posters with referral numbers in office and workplace settings. The kit offers helpful tips on how friends, neighbors, family members, and co-workers can talk to someone they believe is being abused. It also encourages men to take an active role in ending violence in their communities by confronting other men's abusive treatment of women and by modeling relationships based on equality and respect. The kit is available in English and Spanish.

Recommended for community organizations, even those outside the Sacramento area, as an example of a kit calling for broad public participation in local efforts to end domestic violence.