City Of San Antonio: Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran Releases Statement On Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Press release from the City of San Antonio:

October 1, 2021

CONTACT: Kristy Hernandez, 210.207.0969
Kristy.Hernandez@SanAntonio.Gov

SAN ANTONIO (October 1, 2021) — Today, marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran has issued the following statement:

“As part of the City’s crisis response team for seven years, I witnessed firsthand the devastation that domestic violence can cause to an individual, family and community. Using our voice is key to bringing awareness and to make sure that people can move beyond this crisis. Many thanks to the team at the Tower of Americas in our city who are helping shine a light on this issue by turning the tower lights purple from October 1st-October 15th. Doing this will spark conversation and hopefully lead to change.” The Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence (CCDV) is asking residents and businesses to participate in a county-wide campaign as part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Purple Porch SA initiative invites the public to shine a light on domestic violence by turning their porch lights purple this October to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The public can voice their support for healthy relationships by turning their porch purple, either with a purple lightbulb, adding a purple wreath or purple décor to their entryway, snap a photo of their decorated doorway and post it on social media using #PurplePorchSA. In addition, people can tag the CCDV on social media using the handle @dv-commission. Individuals and organizations can download a Purple Porch SA social media toolkit from CCDV.org.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month was launched nationwide in October 1987 to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues over the past 30+ years. Much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors to hold abusers accountable and to create and update legislation to further those goals. For more information on Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visit the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence at www.ncadv.org. Information about the City-County Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence, including local resources is available at CCDV.org.

This press release was produced by the City of San Antonio. The views expressed here are the author’s own.