Posted: Aug. 28, 2003

WASHINGTON -- During rush hour Friday evening, U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. will receive a unique honor: Biden's name will be up in lights, run across electronic boards around Times Square in New York City and on Lifetime Television, acknowledging his decades-long work to end domestic violence and sexual assault.   

The salute is part of a joint effort by the  New York City Mayor's Office and Lifetime Television for Women to acknowledge individuals and organizations that speak out against  violence in the home.  Every week, from April 25, 2003 through April 16, 2004, the group will use special signs and tickers around Times Square to recognize the efforts of two individuals selected for their leadership on the issue.  

This week, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center will use their spots to honor Senator Biden and Tillie Black Bear, an advocate from the Rosebud Sioux Indian Tribe who opened the first shelter for Native American women. 

Biden and Black Bear's names will be put up in lights and run in spots throughout Times Square and on Lifetime Television between 6:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2003.  In addition, at 7:30 p.m. that evening, the NASDAQ screen will run the following salute: "PCAR/NSVR salutes Sen. Joseph Biden for working to stop violence against women."   

"This is quite an honor," said Senator Biden. "I am flattered and humbled to have been selected for this tribute.  Over the years, we've been able to change the way people view domestic violence and sexual assault.  We've made tremendous strides in how we, as a nation deal with this type of violence.  But there is still much, much more work to be done. Hopefully, these short, but very visible, spots will remind folks that though we've come far, we've still got a ways to go."

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