Community members remembered the abduction, abuse, captivity and escape of the Seymour Avenue survivors on Saturday, May 6. A rally took place at 2207 Seymour Avenue in Cleveland. Survivor Michelle Knight was in attendance.
"For the missing." It's what Michelle Knight said as she released balloons at the site she was held captive for a decade. @WEWS #cleveland pic.twitter.com/iCUe1grmnk
— Mike Brookbank (@brookbanktv) May 6, 2017
According to Cleveland Urban News, organizers say the event was also designed to address:
- The Violence Against Women's Act
- Local, county, statewide and national public policy changes sought
- A demand for resources related to violence against women and children, human trafficking, and the missing persons
May 6 marks the four-year anniversary of the escape of Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry from Ariel Castro's home. The house is no longer standing. There will be more than a dozen speakers.
The survivors of Seymour Avenue:
- Michelle Knight was 21 when she was abducted by Castro on August 23, 2002, after leaving her cousin's house.
- Amanda Berry was just a day shy of 17 when she was abducted on April 21, 2003, after leaving her job at Burger King.
- Gina DeJesus was 14 when she was kidnapped on April 2, 2004, after leaving school.
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