Cornell recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and is participating in New York State's "Go Purple Day" on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

All employees are invited to get involved and show support for victims of domestic violence. 

Here are ways you can join Cornell in taking a stand against domestic violence:

• Wear purple on Thursday, October 17
• Download the Zoom background for DVAM and use it throughout the month
• Pledge to stand against domestic violence by completing this Pledge Form (share your pledge if you are comfortable doing so – post in your office, on social media, email to Work/Life, etc.)
• Wear a purple awareness ribbon (send ribbon requests to worklife@cornell.edu)
• Donate to the Emergency CARE Fund which offers financial support to employees in crisis (in the past year, five employees experiencing domestic violence received support)
• Bookmark Cornell’s Domestic Violence Resource Page and managers, bookmark Cornell’s Guide to Domestic Violence at the Workplace