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White Ribbon Day Wednesday November 25

Jason Murnane

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The AFL Players' Association is a proud supporter of White Ribbon Day.

The White Ribbon Day Foundation of Australia aims to eliminate violence against women by promoting culture-change around the issue.
 
White Ribbon Day takes place on Wednesday November 25 with the aim to increase awareness regards the toll that violence takes against the lives of women and children within our communities.
 
AFL players Josh Smith, Andrew Swallow, Aaron Edwards, Shane O'Bree, Courtenay Dempsey and Josh Fraser joined Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland, AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou and AFLPA CEO Matt Finnis to today launch White Ribbon Day at the Victoria Police Academy at Glen Waverley.
 
White Ribbon Day is running a national media campaign to raise awarness on the issue of violence against women and girls and has created education & male leadership programmes aimed at men and boys around Australia.
 
All funds received by the White Ribbon Foundation support the implementation of these strategies.
 
How can I get involved?
 
  • Wear a White Ribbon in the lead-up to White Ribbon Day and encouraging others to do the same.
  • Promoting public interest by talking with colleagues and friends about the campaign i.e. about what the campaign is involved in, how important it is to change community behaviours and attitudes, etc.
  • Hosting meetings, social events, and awareness raising activities to mark White Ribbon Day.
For more information, please visit - www.whiteribbonday.org.au
 
Why should I get involved?
 
The Facts
 
  • One in three Australian women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime.
  • The biggest contributor to illness, injury or premature death for women between 15 and 45 is not smoking or obesity… it’s violence, perpetrated by a husband, boyfriend or ex-partner.
  •  More than one Australian woman every week is killed by her partner or ex-partner. 5
  • Violence against women and their children costs the Australian economy over $15.1 billion each year including costs in terms of health, work absenteeism, police and court costs.
 For more facts about violence against women, please click here