In the wake of the latest deaths of two beautiful women to domestic violence I am compelled to write this letter.
I too lost a loved one to domestic violence, my only daughter, Alicia.
After my daughter's death in 2007, I started an organization to help women get out of their abusive relationships, and I named it Alicia's Voice. To date we have helped close to 1,600 women and their children to escape these relationships.
Soon after I started this organization, I met a man who volunteered to hold a self-defense class, cost-free, to help women learn how to better protect themselves. This man gave up his Saturday afternoon and graciously donated his time and expertise to the cause. This man is Aram Ohanian.
I too lost a loved one to domestic violence, my only daughter, Alicia.
After my daughter's death in 2007, I started an organization to help women get out of their abusive relationships, and I named it Alicia's Voice. To date we have helped close to 1,600 women and their children to escape these relationships.
Soon after I started this organization, I met a man who volunteered to hold a self-defense class, cost-free, to help women learn how to better protect themselves. This man gave up his Saturday afternoon and graciously donated his time and expertise to the cause. This man is Aram Ohanian.