February 15, 2025
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Binghamton University to support Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University will host and participate in a variety of events throughout October to raise awareness of domestic violence.

The month’s domestic violence awareness events will be administered by Binghamton University Health Promotion and Prevention Services (HPPS) and the 20:1 programs, Sexual Assault Prevention and Bystander Intervention.

Dara Raboy-Picciano, coordinator of both 20:1 programs and senior counselor at Binghamton, said the University’s participation in domestic violence awareness is important. “A strong, clear message from the University and University administration shows supports for victims, and that perpetrators will be held accountable,” she said.

The following events will take place throughout October:

  • For Paint the Town Purple, Binghamton University is partnering with the Crime Victims Assistance Center (CVAC) to spread domestic violence awareness through the color purple. In support of this initiative, Bartle Library Tower will be lit purple on Friday, Oct. 5. CVAC’s official event will be held at 7 p.m. that night at Peacemaker’s Stage at 10 Court Street, Binghamton.
  • In the Clothesline Project, to be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the Peace Quad, members of a “human clothesline” will hold shirts containing messages of support to victims of interpersonal violence. The shirts will be one of six colors, each of which represents a different type of violence.
  • There will be workshops for University faculty and staff, which are designed to increase ability to recognize the warning signs of domestic abuse and violence.
  • Other HPPS events include a bulletin board competition for RAs and a door competition for faculty centered around increasing interpersonal violence awareness; posters and tabling throughout campus; and a candlelight vigil for sexual assault. 20:1 will also host talks on domestic violence.

Raboy-Picciano hopes the many domestic violence awareness and prevention events will benefit the campus community, and encourage students and staff alike to get involved.

“Bystander intervention is a big part of stopping the escalation of violence, and can help to create a safer campus,” she said.

For more information about any of the events or how to get involved, contact Raboy-Picciano at piccian@binghamton.edu.

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