Purple flags planted across Utah to promote domestic violence awareness

Christa Lynn Luckenbach plants a flag during a purple flag plating event at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The event was held by YWCA Utah to recognize the thousands of individuals in Utah who are impacted by domestic violence each year for the Stop the Violence Utah campaign.

Christa Lynn Luckenbach plants a purple flag in Liberty Park Saturday in recognition of Utahns who are affected by domestic violence. Service providers across the state organized flag-planting events Saturday, along with planned walks, as part of the monthlong Stop the Violence Utah campaign. The effort focuses on education, prevention, advocacy and investment to end sexual and domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Purple flags are planted at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, to recognize victims of domestic violence.

Purple flags are planted at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The event was held by YWCA Utah to recognize the thousands of individuals in Utah who are impacted by domestic violence each year for the Stop the Violence Utah campaign.

Yukai Peng, Deseret News

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Riders from charity group Dare to Care leave Liberty Park after a purple flag planting event in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The event was held by YWCA Utah to recognize the thousands of individuals in Utah who are impacted by domestic violence each year for the Stop the Violence Utah campaign.

Yukai Peng, Deseret News

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Zachary Farr plants a flag during the purple flag planting event at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The event was held by YWCA Utah to recognize the thousands of individuals in Utah who are impacted by domestic violence each year for the Stop the Violence Utah campaign.

Yukai Peng, Deseret News

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Members of Dare to Care, a local charity riding group, stand in front of purple flags at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The event was held by YWCA Utah to recognize the thousands of individuals in Utah who are impacted by domestic violence each year for the Stop the Violence Utah campaign.

Yukai Peng, Deseret News

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Several motorcyclists take a group selfie during a purple flag planting event at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The event was held by YWCA Utah to recognize the thousands of individuals in Utah who are impacted by domestic violence each year for the Stop the Violence Utah campaign.

Yukai Peng, Deseret News

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