<Table> <Tr> <Th> Ribbon </Th> <Th> Color </Th> <Th> Meanings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pink ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Breast cancer awareness . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Red ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> HIV / AIDS awareness </Li> <Li> Substance - abuse awareness ( Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American schools . ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Maroon ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Multiple myeloma awareness </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Orange ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Leukemia awareness </Li> <Li> Multiple Sclerosis awareness </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yellow ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Traditional ( in the U.S. and in Canada ) symbol of support for military forces , especially those deployed overseas and in conflicts . </Li> <Li> Suicide awareness </Li> <Li> Endometriosis awareness </Li> <Li> Rural Fire Service Queensland - A symbol of unilateral support of Rural Fire Brigades across the state of Queensland Australia ( instituted by the Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland ( RFBAQ ) at Rockhampton 16 September 2012 and tabled in Hansard by the Newman LNP Government 14 October 2014 `` Matters of Public Interest 3311 '' ) </Li> <Li> Protest against imprisonment of Catalan independence movement leaders . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lime green ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Non-Hodgkin lymphoma awareness </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jade ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Jade Ribbon Campaign awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Blue ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Showing support of freedom of speech , press , and freedom of association online . Proposed by Electronic Frontier Foundation in a 1996 campaign for protesting against Internet censorship . </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> Canada 's National Non-Smoking Week </Li> <Li> `` Stand With ACLU '' initiative </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Purple ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> During President Donald Trump 's State of the Union address , January 30 , 2018 , Democratic Senators wore purple ribbons to raise awareness of the opioid crisis . </Li> <Li> Month of the Military Child , Celebrating Military Kids </Li> <Li> Spirit Day and victims of homophobia </Li> <Li> Awareness of interpersonal violence and abuse prevention </Li> <Li> Epilepsy awareness </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> White ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> A global symbol for men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls . </Li> <Li> A symbol of distrust to the official results of 4 December 2011 elections to the Russian State Duma </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Black ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Typically a sign of mourning , or otherwise in memoriam </Li> <Li> Awareness of POW / MIAs </Li> <Li> Anti-violence campaign in New Zealand . </Li> <Li> Black Ribbon Movement of medical professions and medical students against the appointment of military officers to positions within Ministry of Health in Myanmar ( Burma ) in August 2015 . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zebra - print ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Rare - disease awareness </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Houndstooth ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Relief efforts in Tuscaloosa and northern Alabama following the 27 April 2011 tornado ( The pattern evokes former University of Alabama head football coach Bear Bryant , an icon of the city and its area . ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Orange and black ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ribbon of Saint George ; commemoration of World War II in post-Soviet countries </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Red , white and blue ribbon </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Used in Omaha , Nebraska , after a deadly shooting at Millard South High School ( Matches to the school 's colors ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what does the purple ribbon mean at the sotu
to raise awareness of the opioid crisis