From Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara on behalf of The Center for Women and Families, a domestic violence and rape crisis services agency for the Bridgeport region: www.cwfefc.org/wrcpledge.html
On average, more than three women die as a result of domestic violence every day (Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Date Brief). Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted (U.S. Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey).
In response to this violence, The Center for Women and Families recognizes that men need to be part of the solution, and as a result, created a White Ribbon Campaign Taskforce whose primary focus is engaging men to end violence against women.
The White Ribbon Campaign is the largest effort in the world of men working to end violence against women. In 1991, a handful of men in Canada decided they had a responsibility to urge men to speak out about violence against women after The Montreal Massacre on December 6, 1989. On that day, 14 female students at the École Polytechnique were killed.
Wearing a white ribbon is a personal pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women and girls. Now in over 55 countries, campaigns are led by both men and women.
This coming April, I will be leading an initiative to help promote awareness about Sexual Violence and we need your help to spread the word to all males that want to be a part of the solution, either by being on our committee or participating in our event. Our mission is to end violence against women by engaging men in the process of personal, relational, and social change. Won’t you help? Please contact me at gmacnamara@town.fairfield.ct.us or Debra Greenwood at dgreenwood@cwfefc.org
Sincerely,
Chief
Fairfield Police Department
*** Best of Luck! ***