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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, October 25, 2000
Concert benefits local shelter for victims of violence
By Meghan Bainun
writer @kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
With winter quickly approaching, a local battered womens' shelter needs help to make sure women and their children have a warm place to escape domestic violence.
A benefit concert tonight will help Women's Transitional Care Services raise money to cover some of the costs of winter maintenance. The festivities will begin at 8 p.m. at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
Meg Hooper, concert organizer and Burlington senior, said that the shelter was a safe house but that it wasn't the best possible
condition.
"The shelter is quite drafty, which is a big problem in December, when women are bringing infants in to get away from a batterer," she said.
Kate Cavanaugh, women's program director and Lawrence graduate student, said the house took in victims of domestic violence who chose to escape their abusers. The house can hold about 35 women and children. Because many women turn to WTCS seeking refuge from stalkers or abusers, the location of the house is not disclosed to the public.
Cavanaugh said the shelter, which relies on private donations and community support, also provided services for battered women
"You get a good feeling for what you did for the cause."
Luke Paul
P.S.O. bassist
such as support groups, court advocacy, and a 24-hour crisis line. Hooper, who will play in the band Muddie Mae at the concert, learned about the shelter when she volunteered and began training to work there. Even though she could not complete the training because of school and work conflicts, she said she saw how important the shelter was to the Lawrence community.
She said that after she got the idea to hold the concert, bands willing to play to support the cause were easy to find.
"There are tons of musicians in this town who really are out to make political statements," Hooper said. "There are ones who are out to make people feel good, and with this sort of concert, these bands and singing artists can do both."
Luke Paul, bassist for the band P.S.O., said students should come to the show for the good times and the good feelings the show would bring.
"You get a good feeling for what you did for the cause," he said. "You can turn around and say, 'I
was out Wednesday night — drinking,
having a good time — and I donated my money to people who
are having troubles."
And Cavanaugh said that, even though October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, many people did not completely understand the extent of the problem.
"What a lot of people aren't realizing is that domestic violence doesn't mean you have to have a black eye," she said. "There's emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual threats, intimidation, isolation. There's a lot of things like that that are happening that aren't going to leave a black and blue mark on the body, but are very real."
— Edited by Sara Nutt
CONCERT INFORMATION
Time: 8 tonight to 2 a.m.
Place: Granada, 1020
Massachusetts St.
Cost: $5 for 21 and older, $6 for 18-21
Bands:
Soumatic
Muddie Mae
Sturgeon Mills
P.S.O.
Single acts:
Calia
Stephanie Hewett
Sheri Martin
Julia Peterson
Lawrence Womens' Transitional Care Services 24-hour crisis line:
[785] 843-3333
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