White Ribbon Day Breakfast

Friday the 23rd saw the first of our White Ribbon Day breakfasts. White Ribbon Day is when all people (men in particular) stand up and say VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS UNACCEPTABLE.

This breakfast was attended by 30 people from all strata of the Southern Fleurieu society. In attendance were young men from Victor Harbor High School, members of local government, workers from local services and local business, as well as interested private citizens.
It is heartening to see this type of turnout; to see so many people willing to stand up and say enough is enough. However.....just look at the figures below to see what is happening to our mothers, daughters,wives, partners and friends.

In Australia 1 woman is murdered every WEEK by her current or former partner.

 Close to half of all women have
experienced violence since the age of 15;
 Just under one third of women  have
experienced physical assault;
 Nearly one in five women  have
experienced sexual assault;
 Nearly one in six women have
experienced violence by a current or
previous partner in their lifetime;
 Since the age of 15, one third of women
 have experienced inappropriate
comments about their body or sex life, one
quarter  have experienced unwanted
sexual touching, and one in five  have
been stalked (ABS 2006).

IF YOU ARE WORRIED THAT YOU MAY COMMIT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T THEN... CONTACT  THE SOUTHERN FLEURIEU MEN'S HEALTH WORKER ON 8552 0600

MOST MEN DO NOT COMMIT VIOLENCE - BUT ALL MEN CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

WHITE RIBBON DAY

Hey all,

White Ribbon Day is coming up. This is a day when men stand up and say that violence against women is NOT OKAY in our community.

I know that most men are do not commit violence against women. In fact it is only a small percentage of men that do...but....sometimes we just let it go when others commit this violence. No more

Some statistics;
80% of women in Australia have been coerced into sex they did not want

1 in 5 women in Australia will be a victim of violence before the age of 15

One in three Australian women have experienced physical violence at some stage in her life since the age of 15

Intimate partner homicides account for about 1 in 5 homicides nationally

SO>>>>>>>>

Come along to the White Ribbon Breakfast to be held at the Anchorage Hotel on Friday November 23rd to support the elimination of violence against women in Australia.

UPCOMING EVENTS - White Ribbon Day

There are lots of things to watch out for and be part of in the month of November.

WHITE RIBBON DAY BREAKFAST: White Ribbon Day  (November 25) is when men stand up and condemn all forms of violence against women. In Victor there are already several groups working on events for this important day. One of these will be a breakfast on the morning of FRIDAY November 23rd. This breakfast will be a chance to show your support of this day, a chance to pledge your opposition to violence against women, to buy a WRD bracelet or pin (proceeds go to the WRD campaign) and to hear the unacceptable statistics about violence against women in this otherwise great country. Please put this date in your diary and stay tuned for more details.

White Ribbon day

Tomorrow is White Ribbon Day when all men should take an oath never to commit, excuse, or remain silent about violence against women.

I'll be at a stand outside Westpac on Ocean Street Victor Harbor from 10am til 12pm with the women of Zonta. Come down and swear your own oath.

White Ribbon Day

Do you know about Australia's campaign to stop violence against women? Well..... all over Australia men are pledging never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. THIS is the White Ribbon Campaign. To read more about it go here. The reason that you should have a look at this website is because " The majority of perpetrators of violence are MEN - but the majority of MEN are NOT perpetrators" Its time to stop the disgrace of violence against women.