Shine The Light
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14th annual Shine the Light on Women Abuse campaign beginsThis year’s campaign focuses not only on intimate partner violence but also on the femicide experienced by missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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‘Not just a story:’ LAWC Shines the Light on Indigenous women and girls through campaignThis year’s campaign focuses on not only intimate partner violence, but also missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals.CanadaOct 20, 2023
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London, Ont. wears purple to ‘Shine the Light’ on domestic violenceNov. 15 marks Wear Purple Day in LAWC’s Shine the Light campaign on violence against woman, with this year’s focus on coercive control and filicide.CanadaNov 15, 2022
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Purple fills London, Ont. as 13th annual Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign beginsThe crowd included local politicians like mayor-elect Josh Morgan, various city councillors, as well as survivors and LAWC team members.CanadaNov 1, 2022
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‘When her light went out, so did mine:’ LAWC honours 13th annual Shine the Light campaignLast year, the LAWC reported over 11,700 service interactions, including over 6,000 individual counseling group urgent support interactions, and over 5,700 service calls.CanadaOct 21, 2022
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Painting the Town Purple: Londoners show support to end domestic violenceNov. 15 is the official Wear purple day in support of the LAWC’s Shine the Light campaign to show women and girls who have been abused they are not alone.CanadaNov 15, 2021
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12th Shine the Light campaign tree-lighting illuminates London, Ont.In support of the annual Shine the Light campaign, a tree at the southwest corner of Victoria Park will be lit purple for the month of November.CanadaNov 1, 2021
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12th annual Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign launches: ‘I felt scared, helpless’LAWC is reporting a 45 per cent increase in women and girls accessing their urgent services program during the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaOct 22, 2021
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Wear Purple Day: Londoners don purple to raise awareness for women abuseThe London Abused Women's Centre has faced a significant increase in calls for service during the pandemic.CanadaNov 13, 2020
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London, Ont., sex trafficking survivor sends message of hope at Shine the Light launchOlivea Beadle escaped the sex trade after her pimp tried to kill her; she credits the London Abused Women's Centre with helping her be free from human trafficking.CanadaOct 22, 2020
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