The Naming of the Dead

 

 

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An average of two women  per week are killed by violent men in the UK, usually their partner or ex partner.  To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2014, Lewisham WAVES is curating our own exhibition to be staged at the Deptford Lounge on 29 November from 10am to 5pm.

Jan-Oct Mongage with text

Counting Dead Woman, Karen Ingala Smith

122 women in the UK were killed through suspected male violence from January to October 2014.

122 women in 303 days is one woman dead every 2.49 days.

 

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