The “Red Dress Project” in honor of seven women who have died from domestic violence in the Santa Clarita Valley will be on display Monday, and will travel throughout the city over the next two weeks.

From Nov. 27 to Dec. 10, residents and visitors in Santa Clarita may come across the “Red Dress Project,” put on by the city of Santa Clarita, along with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, the Zonta Club of Santa Clarita and the Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita Valley.

Seven red dresses are placed at public locations throughout Santa Clarita to bring awareness to the issue. All of the dresses will be displayed outside, vulnerable to wind and weather. Outdoor elements will animate the dresses, representing the life that is missing.

The color of the dresses are meant to symbolize love and spilled blood, an inescapable reminder of the intimacy of domestic abuse.

The campaign is aimed toward bringing awareness to domestic violence in the community and is part of the annual “Zonta says NO to Domestic Violence” campaign.

In addition to touring local high schools, the red dresses will be available for viewing at the following locations:

• Santa Clarita Valley Court House –  Monday, Nov. 27 and Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at 23747 Valencia Boulevard
• KHTS Studio on Main Street –Tuesday, Nov. 28, from noon to 2 p.m. at 24320 Main Street
• College of the Canyons, Honor Grove – Wednesday, Nov. 29 and Thursday, Nov. 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
• “In the Red” Art Gallery Reception – First Floor Gallery at City Hall – One dress will be on display at the reception on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. City Hall is located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard
• Metrolink Station in Newhall – Friday, Dec. 1 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 24300 Railroad Avenue
• The Centre – Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway
• SCV Senior Center – Monday, Dec. 4 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at 22900 Market Street
• Princessa Metrolink Station – Monday, Dec. 4 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., at 19201 Via Princessa
• Savia Community Center – Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 23780 Newhall Avenue
• The MAIN – Thursday, Dec. 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at 24266 Main Street
• Veterans Historical Plaza – Friday, Dec. 8 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 24275 Walnut Street
• Old Town Newhall Farmers Market –  Saturday, Dec. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 24500 Main Street
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church – Sunday, Dec. 10, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 23233 Lyons Avenue

The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita is a member of Zonta International, a worldwide service organization of professional women, recognized by the United Nations with consultative status.

The “Zonta says NO to Domestic Violence” campaign is supported by the DIVERT team as an educational outreach to the Santa Clarita community about domestic violence. For more information about DIVERT, click here.  

For more information about the red dress campaign, please contact Linda Davies, Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Center of SCV at (661) 259-8175 or by email.

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