ST. JOSEPH — A two-day kayak journey to boost consciousness in opposition to home violence began Friday morning at Silver Seashore in St. Joseph.
“I’m a survivor of home violence,” stated Carrie Pratt of Ohio, who’s making the journey along with her boyfriend, Andre Belibi of France.
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