The City’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) hosts its 10th-annual Purple Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 30, on the front steps of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St. The event commemorates Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Participants are encouraged to wear purple to acknowledge domestic violence survivors and victims.

Founded in 1973, CSW’s mission is to improve the quality of life for women in Greensboro. Learn more about the commission at greensboro-nc.gov/csw. Contact Vonda Wingate in the Human Rights Department at 336-373-2038 for more information.