No More Violence Week
April 5 - 9, 2022
No More Violence Week is a week of awareness events to "do something" positive in response to violence within families and against children in our community. The week includes trainings, awareness building activities, and community events for all ages. Through partnerships with more than 25 community organizations, this week addresses challenging topics - child abuse, intimate partner violence, family violence, trauma, human trafficking, missing and murdered indigenous people, addiction, suicide, mental health, isolation and more - in a spirit of collaboration, partnership, growth, hope and unity.
Learn more at:
https://www.allianceforyouth.org/no-more-violence-week-great-falls-mt
OR
https://www.facebook.com/NoMoreViolenceGreatFalls
Event highlights for children and families include:
No More Violence Community Quilt-A community art project for all ages
Monday, April 4 to Thursday, April 7
Visit the Great Falls Public Library to create a fabric square sharing what you are doing to end violence in our community. These squares will then be sewn together to create a warm and beautiful mosaic of our efforts to make our community safer.
This activity is available whenever the Library is open:
Monday, April 4 12:00pm-6:00pm
Tuesday, April 5 to Thursday, April 7 10:00am-8:00pm
Slime-Making at Threads of Connection-Pinwheel Planting & Family Activities at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (1400 1st Ave N)
Monday, April 4 from 4:00-5:00pm
Kick off No More Violence Week with a variety of hands-on activities for kids and families. The Great Falls Public Library will host skin-safe slime making, a super sticky project for kids 3 and up.
L.O.V.E. Hunt - Scavenger Hunt takes place all around town then ends in the Cordingley Room at the Great Falls Public Library
Wednesday, April 6
Scavenger Hunt takes place from 1:00 to 5:00PM
Library activities happen from 4:00 to 5:00PM
In partnership with L.O.V.E. (Linking Our Voices Everyday), ChildBridge, and the Children's Receiving Home, the Great Falls Public Library will be hosting the finish of the Love Hunt. Visit the L.O.V.E. website for additional details and to access your scavenger hunt resource card. After you have completed the hunt, head over to the Cordingley Room in the Great Falls Public Library to explore activities and resources for families.
Poetry Reading at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
Friday, April 8 at 5:30
As part of the closing celebration for No More Violence Week there will be a poetry reading at Paris Gibson Square Museum. Confronting challenging topics often leaves us struggling to find the words that match our emotions. Poetry, the universal salve, can provide relief in these times. Come share the comfort in a thing well said.
Family Game Night To-Go Kits at the No More Violence Week Celebration at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
Friday, April 8 from 5:00-7:00pm
Join us for a fantastic night of family fun and games! Visit the Great Falls Public Library’s table to build your own Family Game Night To-Go Kit. First, decorate your own tote bag to carry your games. Then create a rock-painting tic tac toe game. Finally, select 3 free games from Let’s Play Games and Toys and tasty snacks to complete your kit.