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** General Election 2019 ([link removed][UNIQID])
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White Ribbon Day, 25th November, is going to fall in the middle of the general election campaign. We want candidates from all parties to show their commitment to ending make violence against women by making the White Ribbon Promise to never ‘commit, excuse, or remain silent about male violence against women’, #makethepromise and wearing a white ribbon.
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** Our statement on White Ribbon Australia ([link removed][UNIQID])
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We are saddened to see the end of White Ribbon Australia. We hope the communities and partners who have worked with them are able to continue to work towards eliminating male violence against women going forward.
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** What are you doing for White Ribbon Day? ([link removed][UNIQID])
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#makethepromise Every year around November 25th thousands of people in the UK bring come together to raise awareness and work towards ending male violence against women. This year the theme of White Ribbon Day is “Creating a future without male violence against women” and we are focusing on engaging with young men and boys in particular.
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** We need to stop honouring men who abuse women ([link removed][UNIQID])
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The retired cricketer Geoffrey Boycott, who was given a knighthood on 10th September is not the first, and won’t be the last, convicted abuser to be lauded in public. The way in which society seems to be able to dismiss a man’s violence against a woman when set against some achievement, often sporting, is deeply concerning. In the case of Boycott, he was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend in 1998, given a 3 month suspended sentence and fined £5,300. He lost an appeal.
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** Family and friends of Grace Millane raise a record amount for White Ribbon UK ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Words: Claire Bilton (close friend of the Millane family)

On Saturday 24 August, 51 people took part in a Nuclear Charity Race in memory of Grace Millane. All of the 51 people who took part were either family/friends/family friends of Grace’s, and together raised £11,872 (Ed: the most White Ribbon UK has ever received from a single fundraising campaign) for the White Ribbon Campaign. Grace was an independent, strong and brave woman who was taken from us at the end of last year and together we all wanted to do something in her memory and raise as much money as possible for the White Ribbon Campaign, who campaign to end male violence against women.
Nuclear race participants wearing White Ribbon UK t-shirts; including Grace’s mother, Gillian Millane (Centre)

Nuclear race participants wearing White Ribbon UK t-shirts; including Grace’s mother, Gillian Millane (Centre)
Participants wearing hi-vis jackets with Grace’s name on the back together with the White Ribbon logo.

Participants wearing hi-vis jackets with Grace’s name on the back together with the White Ribbon logo.
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