Wawa Wrapped in Purple to Shine the Light on Woman Abuse

Wawa is wrapped in purple today - and will be for the next few weeks - as part of a campaign in solidarity with abused women.

CHADWIC Home Program Supervisor Bonnie Ross explains the purple shows support for the "Shine the Light on Woman Abuse" campaign, which has a few goals.

Ross notes the colour purple is a symbol of "courage, survival, and honour", and has also come to symbolize the fight to end woman abuse.

Aside from wearing purple today, the community's encouraged to keep purple lights and decorations up for the rest of the campaign, which continues through the 16 Days of Action on Violence Against Women, ending on Human Rights Day, which is December 10th.