Events 2011 – North Island
Check out some posters used during the 2011 Campaign, and details of events below. Have you started planning for White Ribbon Month 2017..?-
- Whanau Day
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- White Ribbon Ride
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- White Ribbon Breakfast
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- Waitakere Parade
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- White Ribbon Run 2011
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- The White Ribbon Ride
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- Tokoroa
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- Tug of War
Waihi are planning a White Ribbon event which will be live skits in the middle of town featuring local people from community agencies. The scenario’s will centre around a ‘kitchen table family dinner and a pub”. The narrator will be interacting with the audience throughout the storyboard – to get their thoughts and ideas on what the family needs to do to improve their safety.
Contact Jenni Horgan from the Waihi Community Resource Centre, 4 Mueller St, Waihi, Ph: 07 8637555, Cell: 021 2121851 Waihi White Ribbon Ride calls into Waihi 9-10am, 24 November Come meet the White Ribbon Riders at the Waihi Memorial Hall, Seddon St, Waihi, have a cuppa and hear their korero about the campaign and why they are involved. Contact Jenni Horgan from the Waihi Community Resource Centre, 4 Mueller St, Waihi, Ph: 07 8637555, Cell: 021 2121851 Waipawa White Ribbon Ride Breakfast Event 8am, 22 November Breakfast event including a powhiri, short speeches as well as special guests including the Mayor, fire brigade, Lions, Rotary and Te Aute College students. Come meet them atNellieJullPark, Waipawa. Malcolm Byford, CHB Coordiator, DOVEHawkesBay, bmbyford@xtra.co.nz, 06 843 5307 Wairarapa White Ribbon Week Celebrations 21 November Continuation of support for the Family Violence Intervention Programme within Work and Income. Visible promotion within Masterton Site for clients around the issues of family violence and that it is not okay. Supporting Case Managers in having those conversations with clients around their safety and that of their children. Coordinated by Denise Allen, Work & Income, denise.allen008@msd.govt.nz 06 946 9142 Wairoa White Ribbon Ride Wairoa stop off 2.30-4pm, 22 November We are organising the stop off for the White Ribbon Ride in Wairoa. Last year we did the same and the response was great! Contact Jason Thackeray from the NZ Police for details – jason.thackeray@police.govt.nz 06 838 3514 Warkworth Wellsford White Ribbon Day Stall 10am, 25 November A number of local community organisations are collaborating to hold a White Ribbon Day stall and free sausage sizzlee on the main street of Wellsford township. Contact Quentin Jukes Homebuilders Family Services – North Rodney (Inc.) homebuilders.warkworth@paradise.net.nz 09 425 7048 Warkworth BPW Warkworth White Ribbon Day Breakfast 9am, 12 November A special breakfast meeting with guest speaker Lee Chisholm from Netsafe, speaking about Cyber Bullying and other related topics. Contact Jackie Woolerton 425 1130 Wellington White Ribbon Day awareness raising with staff and clients November Refugee Services offices throughout NZ will have White Ribbons available for staff and our clients during November in the lead up to WRD. This will raise awareness amongst the refugee population about WRD and what it means in NZ. Contact Miranda Pittaway Refugee Services Aotearoa New Zealand Inc 04 805 0347 miranda.pittaway@refugeeservices.org.nz Wellington Grandparents Day Presbyterian Support Central Family Works for the last two years have in colloboration with Wellington City Library held a story telling hour. Gregory Fortuin from the Families Commission and a Breeze DJ have read stories to children. Last year over 20 children and their carers attended. Organised by Julia Hennessy Presbyterian Support central julia.hennessy@psc.org.nz 04 439 4978 Wellington White Ribbon Race 25 November Teams of ten men will race through the closed-off CBD clutching a long white ribbon to promote messages of positive masculinity and that violence towards women is not ok. If you’re interested in registering a team, or know someone who might be, contact Roger Boulcott, rogerb@relationships.org.nz Wellington Christmas Book Appeal 1pm, 25 November For the past 3 years on White Ribbon Day, the Altrusa Club of Wellington has launched an appeal for books for the children in refuges at Christmas in the Wellington region. We put a tree in the Children’s Bookshop in Kilbirnie and ask the public to buy a book for a child Altrusa Wellington will pay the first $10 of the cost. Annette King will again launch our appeal on White Ribbon day and it will run through to Christmas. The Bookshop puts up some posters and encourages the customers to take a White Ribbon from the box on the counter. To date we have donated just over 1000 books. Contact Betty Hamilton, Altrusa Wellington to get involved with this great project: bettyrae@xtra.co.nz 04 389 2979 Wellington New Zealand Federation of Multi Cultural Councils (NZFMC) National Conference/Regional meeting 9am, 6 November The members of NZFMC (21 Regional Councils) distribute ribbons on streets and at their meetings and events around the country from Northshore to Invercargill. This year the Federation and NZ Police at its national conference in Christchurch are holding an awards night, where acknowledgement of volunteer work for the earthquake will be recognised. We intend to have White ribbon visibility by all members there (Nov 5-6). Every year we have distributed White Ribbons in all regions (Nov 25th). Contact Rattan Prakash, New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils Inc., for details, executive@nzfmc.org.nz 04 916 9177 / 021 120 4983 Wellington – Wainouiomata Wainuiomata High School – Social Action 3:30pm, 24 October A group of students at Wainuiomata High School are carrying out a social action against Family Violence, helping to spread the word about family violence in New Zealand, how you can help, and where you can get help. We are handing out flyers and ribbons, and putting up posters. Organised by Kristen Nicholas Wainuiomata High School, nick9100@wainuiomatahigh.school.nz 04 973 3631 Whanganui White Ribbon Ride school visits 10.15am, 22 November Police will escort to meet riders at Intersection of Anaua Street & Wikitoria Road, new Southern Entrance to Wanganui, then ontoTawheroSchoolandRutherfordJunior High School. The Riders will have the opportunity to meet schools students and refreshments provided afterwards. Tim MetcalfeTim@jigsawwhanganui.org.nz 06 345 1636 / 027 4453 098 Whanganui Quiz Nite 6:45pm, 25 November The friends, family and staff of the Department of Corrections in the Manawatu area are holding a quiz nite, all money raised will be donated to The White Ribbon. Contact Julie Gowan Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE) 06 3496 954 julie.gowan@corrections.govt.nz Whanganui Stone Soup community gathering Contact Tania Hoeta from Te Ora Hou Whanganui 06 344 7860 Whanganui Men’s Mass Street March 12pm, 25 November As in previous years, we are mobilising up to 1000 men to march through our main street at lunchtime on White Ribbon Day. Food and entertainment for families at Majestic Square will follow the arrival of the march. Also White Ribbon motorbikes coming to Whanganui 10.15 Tuesday 22 Nov. Will be going toTawheroSchoolandRutherfordJunior High School Contact Tim Metcalfe jigsawwhanganui tim@jigsawwhanganui.org.nz 06 3451636, 027 445 3098 Whanganui Festival of Light 6pm, 12 November An event annually attended by 400 people mainly from migrant families. We will be promoting White Ribbon. Contact Arish Naresh Wanganui Rangitikei Multicultural Council 022 624 8145 acnaresh@hotmail.com Whangarei White Ribbon Day supported at the 7 Community Links or Service Centres in Northland 10am, 25 November Each site is supplied a calico banner and some paints. Staff and clients are encourged to place their hand print on the banner in support of the 2011 Campaign three key messages: – Violence towards women is unacceptable – Men must stand up and provide leadership – Men are part of the solution Contact Liz Inch Work and Income 09 9839119 liz.inch@msd.govt.nz Whangarei White Ribbon Week 10am, 25 November We are wanting to give all staff and patients that come into the hospital a white ribbon and stickers Contact Adell Frew Northland District Health Board 021 878 636 adell.frew@northlanddhb.org.nz
