Clear your calendar - It's going down! White Ribbon Day kicks off on March 3rd, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Massachusetts State House (24 Beacon Street) is our meeting spot for a day of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!
From this day forward, I promise to be part of the solution in ending violence against women and all gender-based violence.
The Massachusetts White Ribbon Day Campaign
...inviting men and boys to be leaders to help end violence against women and all gender-based violence.
On the first Thursday in March, men and boys throughout Massachusetts speak out to:
• change societal attitudes and beliefs by promoting healthy masculinities.
• promote safety and respect in all relationships and situations!
• build a network of resounding voices that will support and advance the initiatives and efforts of Jane Doe Inc. and its member organizations to promote the safety, liberty and dignity of survivors!
This will take all of us working together, and being part of the solution means putting the pledge to help into action.
Men and boys reimagining manhood!
JDI invites you to sign on as a White Ribbon Day Ambassador and participate in local activities across Massachusetts.
Please join us at the State House on Massachusetts White Ribbon Day!
By public transportation: The Massachusetts State House is easily accessible by all subway lines (Park Street on Red or Green, State or Downtown Crossing on Orange, Bowdoin on Blue).
By car: Limited on street meter parking is available. Nearby parking lots include 100 Cambridge Street, One Center Plaza, and Boston Common Garage.
12:30 - 1:00 PM
Find your seat!
1:00 - 2:30 PM
WRD 2016 Speaking Program, Gardner Auditorium
2:30-3:30 PM
Reception, Nurses Hall
Food by Olio Culinary Collective
Continue the momentum and include others in your pledge to be part of the solution in ending violence against women and all gender-based violence! Check out the White Ribbon Day website for resources and sign your organization up to be part of close to 100 other organizations who have taken a public stand.
White Ribbon Day is part of an international campaign called The White Ribbon Campaign. Designed especially with men in mind at the time, this was created by a handful of Canadian men in 1991 on the second anniversary of one man's massacre of fourteen women in Montreal. They began the White Ribbon Campaign to urge men to speak out against violence against women. Today, the WRC is a worldwide campaign in 60 countries that has collected well over 5 million signatures and growing.
We’re taking our cue from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that speaks to how violence against women is a human rights violation and how these abuses around the world are obstacles to efforts for peace and gender equity in all societies.
In addition, we link importantly with The United Nations Secretary General’s campaign UNited to End Violence Against Women, which is celebrated on International Women's Day, March 8th.
Please join us at the State House on Massachusetts White Ribbon Day!