Greensboro group plans silent march for domestic violence awareness
Greensboro activists are planning a silent march to honor domestic violence victims, as the city keeps Purple Thursday and its purple tree-lighting on the calendar.
A Greensboro advocacy effort is planning a silent march to bring domestic violence out of the shadows and into view across Guilford County. The campaign is tied to a broader local push that includes Purple Thursday, the city’s annual purple tree lighting, and community events for survivors.
The Greensboro Commission on the Status of Women and the Guilford County Family Justice Center have both promoted Purple Thursday as a national day of action during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In Greensboro, the observance has taken on a familiar local shape through purple-themed gatherings.
The city’s 10th annual Purple Tree Lighting Ceremony was scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. on the front steps of the Melvin Municipal Office Building. Participants were encouraged to wear purple in recognition of domestic violence survivors and victims. A separate city notice listed Purple Thursday on Oct. 20 that year and included programming at Governmental Plaza.
The newer effort is connected to Portia Shipman’s Paint the City Purple Campaign™, which in 2025 promoted a free community event called Paint Greensboro Purple: Women Empowerment & Souls to the Polls Workshop during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. That program included a 4 p.m. film presentation focused on the ongoing fight against domestic violence and on honoring the legacy of Sherri Denese Jackson.
Organizers of the silent march plan to hold space for people who have lost loved ones to domestic violence and to let survivors know they are not alone.
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