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Marchers seek end to violence, abuse

AUBURN - Bertha Schavemaker is not afraid to admit that most of her childhood was filled with abuse.

When she found that a 5-year-old relative was being abused, she began to speak out.

“We are getting through it together,” she said during the annual Take Back the Night rally held on the steps of city hall Wednesday evening. “Events like this help people to have the courage to move forward.”

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