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Connected communities are safe communities where everyone has inherent dignity and belonging where we practice collective care and responsibility to others and where healing and wholeness are woven into the beautiful and rich tapestry of our history and way of being. In connected communities all threads are needed. Each thread contributes uniquely to the creation of a violencefree future where women girls and everyone can thrive. Domestic violence sexual assault dating violence sex trafficking and stalking can rend the fabric of community.