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COMMUNITY SERVICES--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION WEEK ----------------------------------------------------------------- Family Violence Prevention Week in Nova Scotia will be officially launched at a special ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Grand Parade, Halifax. It's the third annual Family Violence Prevention Week, designed to increase awareness of the need to reduce violence within families. This year's theme is "You Never Hurt The One You Love". Premier John Savage will sign a proclamation at the Halifax ceremony, declaring the special week. Halifax Regional Municipality Mayor Walter Fitzgerald will outline the rationale behind Family Violence Prevention Week. Entertainment will be provided by the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church Revival Choir and the Bethany hand Bell Choir. Community organizations across the province are sponsoring special events throughout the week. These events will focus on selected groups and how they are affected by family violence. They include: Monday, woman abuse; Tuesday, child abuse; Wednesday, elder abuse; Thursday, abuse of persons with disabilities; Friday, abuse in ethno-cultural communities. -30- Contact: John McKee 902-424-2346 NOTE TO EDITORS: For a schedule of Family Violence Prevention Week activities call 1-800-670-4357 or 1-902-424-4492. trp Feb. 7, 1997 - 3 p.m.