CHURCH BELLS PEAL TO RECALL VICTIMS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Church bells rang for four minutes recently to signify sig·ni·fy v. sig·ni·fied, sig·ni·fy·ing, sig·ni·fies v.tr. 1. To denote; mean. 2. To make known, as with a sign or word: signify one's intent. the four women killed daily by their partners. At least 40 churches participated in the event sponsored by the Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, including the Episcopal e·pis·co·pal adj. 1. Of or relating to a bishop. 2. Of, relating to, or involving church government by bishops. 3. Episcopal Of or relating to the Episcopal Church. Cathedral of St. John. There, the bell's rope was pulled alternately by Kathy Jellison, director of the Women's Center of Rhode Island, Attorney General Jeff Pine, and the Rev. John Hall of the Church of All Saints All´ Saints` 1. The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival. in Warwick. The event was known as Ringing Awareness, an attempt to call attention to domestic violence as a crime and to reach out to victims, Jellison said. The bell ringing was important to a Providence woman who attended. ``I was raised in an abusive home,'' said Maria Quindlen, a victim of childhood sexual abuse. At the age of 44, she is a nurse who hasn't worked in four years because she is disabled by depression stemming from her abuse. |
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