An annual "Hour of Remembrance" will take place on Oct. 16th, from noon-1 p.m. at the Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S..

The Hour is an event that seeks to honor the six South King County victims of domestic violence between 2007 and 2008, as well as the 430 people killed due to domestic violence in Washington State between Jan. 1997 and June 2008.

This is the second time the Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) is holding the event.

"Please join us in commemorating victims of domestic violence and stand with us to declare that they will not be forgotten.," said DAWN's Director, Lee Drechsel. "Because survivors often turn to friends and neighbors for assistance, this year we will also be focusing on ways to strengthen our response to domestic violence.

"Specifically, we will highlight the action steps we can all take to make a difference."

In King County's 2008 Fatality Review, 55 percent of the domestic violence victims in the county had told a neighbor about the abuse they were experiencing.

This finding is higher than the number of victims who sought Protection Orders or who called police to report the violence.

The proposed budget for King County includes an 80 percent cut for domestic violence and sexual assault.

"The numbers don't lie. We have a problem in this county, and now is not the time to take away critical county funding," said Drechsel.

After the hour, Ankita Patel, a Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence staff member and a co-author of the 2008 Fatality Review, will talk about the recommendations related to community prevention and intervention.

Many of the findings provide additional, in-depth recommendations for responding effectively to the added barriers faced by women of color, which is especially needed in addressing the specific needs of survivors in South King County, according to DAWN staffers.

"On October 16, we encourage people to join us for a moment in remembering those have died from domestic violence," said Drechsel. "It is just one hour to you - what an amazing way to spend that hour, remembering others who are gone."