The New Taipei City (新北市) Government yesterday launched an anti-violence campaign, encouraging people to wear purple ribbons to symbolize awareness of domestic violence and support for the efforts to stop it.
As part of the campaign, a “car of love” will tour the city’s 29 districts next month and in August to connect with the public and promote the importance of reporting and preventing violence, particularly domestic violence, New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) said.
The car is painted light purple with the word “LOVE” written on it in English. Whenever the car stops in a community, residents will be invited to have a cup of coffee while receiving tips on how to prevent and report acts of violence.
Photo: Weng Yu-huang, Taipei Times
The city government is also working with 500 convenience stores, where campaign fliers will be posted. The fliers will give -information on the numbers to call — 110 or 113 — to report incidents of violence.
“Through the distribution of information and purple ribbons, we hope to create a social network that would allow women and children to live free of fear,” Chu said.
The Domestic Violence Prevention Act (家庭暴力防治法) was implemented on June 24, 1998, and the campaign is part of the city government’s effort to help fight against domestic violence, he said.
Wu Shu-fang (吳淑芳), director of the city government’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Prevention Center, said an average of 1,500 cases of domestic violence per month were reported in New Taipei City.
With more people becoming aware that they can seek intervention by authorities in cases of domestic violence, the city government is now making a greater effort to educate the public about the broader issues, Wu said.
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