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A Day of Remembrance in Minnesota

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Thursday, September 24, 2009   

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesotans who have lost family members or friends to murder are planning to join the national Day of Remembrance for Victims of Homicide tomorrow. Loved ones and activists will mourn the victims and participate in events across Minnesota. Organizers hope the day encourages Minnesotans to take a stand against violent crime and become educated about preventing senseless deaths. Last year, 109 murders occurred in the state.

Heather Martens, executive director of Citizen's For a Safer Minnesota, says the number of gun deaths in Minnesota is high compared to the national average, and it is a growing problem. The scars for families of homicide victims never disappear, she says.

"Every single one of those is a family losing a loved one, and that is just devastating; that never goes away."

Martens hopes the Day of Remembrance spurs communities across Minnesota to help find a way to break the cycle of community violence. The event should send an important message to families of those who have been murdered, she adds.

"To resolve that we can change this and we don't want any more families to go through what these families have gone through."

Events begin in St. Paul at 11:00 a.m. inside the Capitol Rotunda. A bell ringing in Duluth begins at 3:00 p.m., and a reception gets underway at 5:00 p.m.

Minnesota event co-sponsors include: Citizens for a Safer Minnesota, Council on Crime and Justice, Minnesota Alliance on Crime, Peace Foundation, Parents of Murdered Children, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Twin Cities Anti-Violence Coalition.

For more details, visit www.endgunviolence.com. Read the full study at www.bca.state.mn.us/CJIS/Documents/crime2008%5Cmci2008.pdf.





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