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EuroWRC
The White Ribbon Campaign in Europe
Breaking Down the Walls of Silence
Men Working to End Men's Violence Against Women
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Network (En)
EuroWRC is a resource centre and a European network of institutional
actors,
NGOs and individuals.
It is a project whose goal is to mobilise and educate men for
the purpose
of adopting concrete measures to eliminate violence against
women.
It is also an inventory of research on male issues around violence
against women,
a state of mind directed towards a culture of peace and a
non-violent society.
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"Violence
against women is perhaps
the most shameful human rights violation.
It knows no
boundaries of geography,
culture or wealth.
As long as it continues, we cannot
claim to be making real progress towards equality, development, and peace."
Kofi
Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
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The individual responsability
of
men, never to :
... commit violence
... condone violence
... remain silent about violence
against women
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What can I do?
Tips proposed by WRC Canada :
You can volunteer for any of the ongoing White Ribbon
activities which include:
- Mens' Discussion & Support Groups
- Speakers' Bureau Presentations - making community educational
presentations at schools, service groups, trade unons, and religious institutions.
- Public Demonstrations
- Organizing the Annual Remembrance which helps our communities to
remember those who died as a result of a man's violence (December 6)
- Fundraising efforts to support the work of White Ribbon Network
- Promote national projects like a 24-Hour Men's Hotline to help counsel and refer violent-prone men to resources for
healing themselves.
- White Ribbon Canada- information - questionnaire - MARCH 2001
WHITE RIBBON [whiterib@idirect.com
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The Daphne Programme from the European
Commission
Daphne II Programme to combat violence against children, young people and
women.
Directorate General for Justice and Home Affairs
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/daphne/funding_daphne_en.htm
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