Victims of domestic violence will be remembered in vigils on the North Olympic Peninsula this month.
The Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program of Jefferson County will present a Silent Witness exhibit at Adams Street Park in Port Townsend from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
October is Anti-Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Silent Witnesses are 20 life-sized plywood silhouettes painted red.
Each silhouette bears a plaque on which is written the story of a Washington state man, woman or child who was killed in a domestic violence homicide.
Although Healthy Families of Clallam County will not take part in Silent Witness this year, the agency has planned two types of vigils this year, said Becca Korby, executive director.
The agency will not offer a Silent Witness vigil because it couldn’t get enough figurines this year, she said.
Instead, it will participate in the annual Purple Light Nights vigil all month long, and host a special vigil at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in Port Angeles at noon Oct. 22.
During the Oct. 22 vigil, the names of the 37 fatalities of domestic violence and seven abuser-suicides from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, will be read, Becca Korby said.
The agency also is selling purple lightbulbs at 1210 E. Front St., in Port Angeles.
Purple lights are to be placed on porches to remember those who lost their lives in domestic violence, support survivors and bring hope to those who are still living with abuse.
The bulbs cost $3 each, or two for $5.
For more information about the Port Townsend vigil, phone 360-385-5292.
For more information about the Clallam County events, phone 360-452-3811.