October White Ribbon Newsletter

October 2011

You can tell we’re busy when the October newsletter comes out a week before November! But rest assured, all our key projects are on track and White Ribbon will be on everyone’s mind this November. Later this week we have a major announcement, which will bring the White Ribbon ethos to an even greater range and number of families across New Zealand.

The 2011 Campaign is focusing on three key messages:

• Violence towards women is unacceptable

• Men must stand up and provide leadership

• Men are part of the solution

White Ribbon Ambassadors are emphasising the message that it’s OK to play with controlled aggression on the field, but you must never bring that aggression into your home or relationships. To assist local spokespeople we’ve put the full page of key messages on the website. These may also come in handy if you are planning to write letters to the editor.

We hope your preparations for White Ribbon Day are coming along well – keep us posted.  And congratulations to the All Blacks!!

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Check out the October White Ribbon Newsletter. Heaps of info on the campaign and how you can help us find prominent men for the Newspaper Pledge Project. If you want to share this with people via email, just copy this link  http://whiteribbon.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/white-ribbon-newsletter-october.pdf  and paste it into your email – then send to all your friends and colleagues! You can help us spread the White Ribbon Message.