Orange flags outside Albion church show prevalence of sexual assault
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – There are more than a 1,000 small orange flags outside the Pullman Memorial Universalist Church in Albion, a display intended to show the prevalence of sexual assault.
This is the 11th year RESTORE is placing displays around the region to raise awareness for sexual violence. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
“Every 68 seconds someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted, that’s 1,271 people every day,” RESTORE states in a sign by the flags.
RESTORE has a 24-hour hotline – (585) 546-2777 – that serves Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties. Elsewhere in the US the hotline is 1-800-656-4673.
