Soroptimist International of Auburn will “light up Auburn purple” — the color associated with domestic violence — as it joins the Domestic Violence Victims Task Force to provide awareness of October as Domestic Violence Month.

A ceremony starts at noon Monday at Auburn City Hall plaza area, 25 W. Main St. The ceremony will include a message from Mayor Pete Lewis, award recognition to those dedicated to the service of helping survivors, plus information about human trafficking.

Purple lights around the Auburn Justice Center and City Hall will be on, with the addition of purple ribbons down Auburn’s Main Street this year.

The lights and ribbons will remain up throughout October as a reminder to reflect on the responsibilities of communities and citizens to build healthy, thriving families free from the threat of violence.

Soroptimist International is an organization of professional working women whose mission is to improve the lives of women and girls in our community and throughout the world. It actively participates in the Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence and in Soroptimist International of the Americas’ major service project, the Women’s Opportunity Awards program—cash grants for women seeking to improve their economic situation through additional training and/or education. Many of these women are domestic abuse survivors.

For more information, visit www.siauburn.org.