Kazah Court Hosts Domestic Violence Zoom-a-Thon

Contributed by Dt. Mechelle Martin PC Kazah Court No. 117 Oasis of Miami

The great writer who said: “Write the vision and make it plain,” was encouraging one to state your plans, write them down, and watch them manifest. This is exactly what Kazah Court No. 117 set out to do for domestic violence! The goal was to raise awareness and funds to support an end to domestic Violence in our communities both locally and throughout the United States.

On October 9, 2020, Kazah hosted a virtual Domestic Violence Zoom-A-Thon and invited Daughters, Nobles, family and friends to hear the story of our own, Imperial 2nd Lt. Commandress Karen Wright-Chisolm, a survivor of domestic violence and co-author of a #1 best-selling book, “Silent No More!” Her story was captivating, sad, and sometimes hard to hear. Her words…like hot wax rolling down a candle stuck to the very heart of each person who listened.

Dt. Wright Chisolm was thorough and purposeful and her story of survival was triumphant! The Zoom-A-Thon also featured one of Kazah’s former scholarship recipients, Leia Ambrister, who favored us with a beautiful solo entitled “I’ll Rise Up” by Andra Day. Dt Lila Gaston, HPC served as the effervescent Mistress of Ceremonies, Dt. Robin Davis, PC was the energized Zoom-teleprompter and Dt. Angela Chandler closed the program with Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.” Indeed, at the close of this program, after witnessing the resilience of our Daughters - we could all individually say, “Still I Rise!”

As a result of this program, Kazah donated $1,000 to SafeSpace Foundation and Sanderi Foundation dba Lotus House Shelter – with plans to consistently support these efforts in 2021. We learned domestic violence is alive and well. It happens to people in all walks of life, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, education, profession, or socioeconomic status.

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