Wrangell Sentinel -

Wrangellites will have the opportunity March 29 to participate in a statewide event aimed to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska.

A march from the elementary school, down to the ferry terminal and back, will be held at 4 p.m. next week in Wrangell. Public Health and the Healthy Wrangell Coalition are sponsoring the event, which is part of the governor’s “Choose Respect” campaign.

Gov. Sean Parnell created the annual event began in 2010. Each year, thousands of Alaskans from over 100 communities participate in an effort to end the epidemic of domestic vi...