Cornell recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and is participating in New York State’s “Go Purple Day” on Thursday, October 20th.

All employees are invited to get involved and show support for victims of domestic violence by doing any of the following:

• Wear purple on Thursday, October 20th
• 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

Note: There are many ways an individual and/or an office can show support. To share ideas and opportunities, please contact Work/Life in Human Resources.