Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Wairarapa Midweek
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Observed in New Zealand since 2004, White Ribbon Day originated in Canada in 1991. It was soon adopted by the United Nations as its International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This year, it is observed on 25 November. White Ribbon Day celebrates the many men willing to show leadership and commitment to promoting safe, healthy relationships within families and encourages men to challenge each other on abusive attitudes and behaviours. A 2005 survey in the Wairarapa found that children are present during family violence incidents more than half of the time. Those children are more likely to continue the cycle of violence against women as they grow up.
In previous years in New Zealand, the White Ribbon Trust ran campaigns and events such as Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, Men in Black, White Ribbon Rides and White Ribbon Walks. This year’s White Ribbon
campaign challenges men to raise a new generation of boys to treat women as equals and with respect. Men are encouraged to ‘flip the script’. We want to replace the message ‘boys will be boys’ with the message ‘boys will be caring, supportive, respectful, friendly, generous, and awesome’. We want to change outdated ideas about masculinity. Boys will be the men we teach them to be. Acting Wairarapa Area Commander, Inspector Darrin Thomson, says “Police support White Ribbon Day and the message that violence towards women is never acceptable. Family harm remains a big focus for Police.”
Stand up Wairarapa
White Ribbon Day is being observed differently this year. Rather than concentrating on an event, the focus is on challenging men to take a pledge to Stand Up, Speak Out and Act. Now is the time for men to re-think their relationships with women. How do you want to behave with women? How to do you want your boys to treat girls and women? The hardest thing is to accept “Our people are constantly ownership of your issues. Start by working to keep our communities taking the pledge. safe,” says Inspector Thomson. To learn more, visit the white ribbon “We encourage leadership website and click on the icon ‘Take to inspire and ensure healthy the Pledge’. It’s all about modifying relationships within families are our behaviours and our attitudes. promoted.”
For the Police, the term family harm includes a wide range of incidents and forms of coercion and control, including violence, criminal offences, and nonoffence matters.
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COUNTING MENS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN The data on men’s violence against women reveals the need for a change in attitudes and behaviours towards women.
Counting men’s violence against women nationwide
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An average of women a year are killed by their partners or ex-partners.
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in women will experience sexual assault at some point in their lives.
We support the White Ribbon Day and promote the work of our Kaumatua Whakamanatia Elder Abuse Response Team.
Figures from the latest ‘New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey’ show: • Almost 30 percent of adults experience either family violence or sexual violence at some point in their life. • Women are three times more likely than men to experience sexual violence. • Under-reporting of sexual assaults is the norm, with 94 percent not reported to Police. Over the five years to 2021, Police experienced a 60 percent increase in callouts relating to family violence and mental health events. Police’s 2021 annual report states that, on average, Police attend one episode of family harm every four minutes. Counting men’s violence against women in the Wairarapa A 2005 Wairarapa survey reported 331 incidents of family violence in the region that year, involving 271 individual perpetrators. Data for ‘Northern Wellington’ (including Wairarapa) reveals just under 600 court applications relating to family violence in 2021. Take the White Ribbon Pledge.
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WHERE TOFOR GO HELP Takethe pledge here: www.whiteribbon.org.nz/act/thepledge If you want help to change how you treat women, contact: • Changeability, for family violence services. 7 Victoria Street, Masterton | 06-377-0933 | contact@changewairarapa.org.nz. If you need immediate assistance from family violence you can call:
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