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In a frank discussion on violence, Paul Bennett, executiveâ€"director of the Halton Sexual Abuse Program, pointed out one aspect of violence that may often be overlooked when he pinpointâ€" ed the enormous monetary cost to sociâ€" ety of treating the "walking wounded," By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff Everyone knows violence cause physical and psychological damage But it also creates a big fat bill for tax payers. Violence costs society ‘many billions of dollars each year,‘ conference told As in the past two years, Take Back the Night will begin with a gathâ€" jering at 6:30 p.m., featuring speakers and musicians, followed by the walk beginning at dusk. Candles, buttons and Tâ€"shirts will be sold to defray costs. Participants are again being asked to wear purple and white, "the colors of power and hope," says Sclisizzi. Take Back the Night is being supported by the Halton Rape Crisis Centre, the Women‘s Information and Support Centre, WHAM â€" Women of Halton Action Movement, and AWARE â€" A Walk About Rights Everywhere. For more information about Take Back the Night, call Lauren Sclisizzi at 878â€"2625, or the Halton Rape Crisis Centre, 825â€"3622. "This walk hopes to bring a community, still angered at the deaths of Leslie Mahaffy, Nina De Villiers and Kristen French, together to voice rage at the realities of violence and explore ways of putting an end to this violence." "Like similar walks being organized across the country," says comâ€" mittee chair Lauren Sclisizzi, "the Halton walk will provide an opportuâ€" nity for Halton citizens to publicly voice their outrage at the realities of violence that prevents women from walking the streets without fear. Halton‘s third annual Take Back the Night Walk will be held tomorâ€" row night, Sept. 23rd, at Coronation Park. 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Bennett was one of five panelists at a day long workshop titled "Moving Towards a Nonâ€"violent Community" held in regional headquarters on Bronte the victims of violence. ‘"We need some economist to come in and tell bureaucrats how many bilâ€" lions of dollars it costs our society each year to tolerate violence," said Paul Bennett, "When abuse is perpetrated on children and women, you fill up psychiatric hospitals, jails, courts, police offices, shelters and social serâ€" vice agencies." "Starting with TV, I consider the impact of cartoon violence on young children is as great as if these children were directly violated by someone in the family. Yet we still tolerate it," At the same time, profitâ€"motivated forces are at work in the community to ensure the maintainance of violence â€" forces such as the armament industry, movie and video manufacturers, he said. Noting that he found it "terribly sad" that careers are built out of people damaged by sexual abuse, he also thought society is "penny wise and pound foolish" in treating only sympâ€" toms of violence and not the root probâ€" ‘"We‘ve got to reach the men doing these things, the men who are using violence to get their own needs met," he stressed. "They do it because it (vioâ€" lence) alters their mood temporarily and they feel in control instead of weak and powerless." lems Road on Sept. 16th. Attended by some 250 people, including those from women‘s groups, social service agenâ€" cies, police, hospitals and education, the workshop was set up by the region‘s health and social services departments to explore community concerns and how violence can be preâ€" vented. 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