Bringing awareness to domestic violence

Local | October 27, 2016

Three-year old Layton Salas (center) and Blanca Judith-Salas(left) show their support at the domestic violence awareness vigil held in Centennial Park in Glenwood Springs on Thursday evening. The vigil was put together by The Advocate Safehouse Project for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and was an opportunity to help the community, the survivors of domestic violence and their families heal. For more information about the Advocate Safehouse Project go to advocatesafehouse.org
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |
Five-year old Vanessa Gonzalez shows her support during the domestic violence awareness vigil in Centennial Park in Glenwood Springs Thursday evening. The vigil was put together by The Advocate Safehouse Project for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and was an opportunity to help the community, the survivors of domestic violence and their families heal. For more information about the Advocate Safehouse Project go to advocatesafehouse.org
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |
A large crowd dressed in purple (the designated color for National Domestic Violence Awareness) gathers at Centennial Park on Thursday evening to take part in the vigil that was put together by The Advocate Safehouse Project for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The was an opportunity to help the community, the survivors of domestic violence and their families heal. For more information about the Advocate Safehouse Project go to advocatesafehouse.org
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |

A domestic violence awareness vigil was held Thursday evening in Centennial Park in Glenwood Springs. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the vigil, organized by the Advocate Safehouse Project, followed the slaying on Oct. 7 of Blanca Salas-Jurado south of Glenwood Springs. Her ex, Gustavo Olivo-Tellez, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death. Olivo-Tellez’s girlfriend, Michelle Castillo is charged as an accomplice in the homicide. The vigil Thursday was meant to be an opportunity to help the community, the survivors of domestic violence and their families heal. For more information about the Advocate Safehouse Project go to advocatesafehouse.org.

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