Domestic Violence Awareness Rally Held at San Francisco City Hall Steps; City Hall Lit Purple on October 27
In San Francisco, the City and County of San Francisco, California, the Domestic Violence Consortium held a Domestic Violence Awareness Month rally on the Polk Street steps of City Hall at 11 a.m. on October 27, with remarks from survivors, community advocates, elected officials and city departments; that evening, City Hall was lit purple under the city's official lighting schedule. City Hall stands at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place.
The rally was hosted by the Domestic Violence Consortium. The Department on the Status of Women set the 2026 awareness-month theme as 'With Survivors, Always.' Attendees were encouraged to wear purple, the color of the domestic violence awareness movement.
The Commission on the Status of Women this month also advanced recommendations including the creation of a Sexual Violence Justice and Courage Panel. On October 8, the city held a joint hearing on the Police Department's handling of sexual assault cases. The Commission's next meeting is set for October 28 at 5 p.m. in Room 400 at City Hall.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：旧金山市政厅在家庭暴力防治宣传月期间亮起紫灯（资料图）。摄影：Gurpreet Singh，来源：Wikimedia Commons，授权 CC BY-SA 2.0。 / San Francisco City Hall lit purple during Domestic Violence Awareness Month (file photo). Photo by Gurpreet Singh, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
