1. White Ribbon Scotland
WELCOME
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2. Please stand up if you are able to do so

3. Please stay up if you think men are responsible for most gender abuse

4. Please stay up if you think we need to change or eliminate the current gender stereotypes

5. Please stay up if you think violence against women is a gendered issue

6. Please stay up if you think gender equality will help end violence against women

7. Please stay up if you think men who do not perpetrate violence against women need to be part of the solution

8. THANK YOU Please be seated

9. Men Working to End Violence Against Women
White Ribbon Scotland
Men Working
to End Violence
Against Women

10. Davy Thompson White Ribbon Scotland Campaign Director
22 Montrose St, Glasgow, G1 1RE

11. those that don’t abuse women
Men are the problem but…
those that don’t abuse women
...need to be part of the solution
THEREFORE men may be the problem BUT…a significant majority of men do not abuse and must be seen as part of the solution!
We may say most rapists are men, not that most men are rapists! I’m a male and am not ashamed, we want to focus on the positives, what we can each do to make a difference. The campaign trys to empower men; lets look at how.

12. WHY involve men ???

13. Why Involve Men? We live in a patriarchy
Men can use their power/influence to create change
Men are half the population
Men can be role models/influencers
Men can change their own attitudes
Men can change their own behavior
Gender equality is good for men too
Men can help us reach the tipping point!

14. Men have a responsibility...
Not a collective act of guilt or shame…
…A responsibility to take up the opportunity to bring about change .
Whether that is by challenging the attitudes of peers, by teaching children about equality between sexes from a young age, or by refusing to buy into the commercialisation of women at any level, prevention of VAW will only be achievable if men become part of the movement, which will in turn create a better world for men themselves.

15. White Ribbon Campaign Started in Canada in 1991
Exists in over 70 countries
                                     
                                     
- Launched by a group of men in Canada in 1991, now with a presence in 55 countries
- Sets out to engage men and boys in taking action to prevent violence against women, campaign pledge, wearing a ribbon is a public display that you have taken this pledge.
- Focus on non-perpetrating men who see this an issue and want to do something about it
Working in partnership with women, to complement their work rather than compete with it
Decentralised

16. Canada

17. Pakistan

18. Australia

19. White Ribbon Scotland
Campaign began in Scotland after ‘Involving Men’ conference in Dundee, 2006
White Ribbon Scotland established as a charity in May 2010

20. Main Themes of the Campaign
What is Violence Against Women?
Gender Stereotyping
Gender Equality
Background to the White Ribbon Campaign
Bystander Theory

21. Main Activities of the Campaign
The White Ribbon Pledge
The National Speaker Network (of volunteers)
White Ribbon Status
Working in partnership with other groups and organisations.
Working in education

22. The WRS Pledge
May seem obvious

23. The Pledge
“I pledge never to commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women in all its forms.”

24. WRS Status – Core activities
Local Speaker Section of the National Network
Speaker events
Pledges
Branding
Education
Social and traditional media

25. Local Speakers

26. Speaker Events

27. Speaker Events

28. Speaker Events Pledge events Speak at a local group Run a workshop
Staff a stall - merchandising
Engage with the public
Have a White Ribbon Week
Imagination and ingenuity!

29. Local WRS Branding

30. White Ribbon Stirling

31. White Ribbon Dumfries and Galloway

32. Education quote
The campaign has had a massive impact. It has allowed male students to have a voice in opposing violence against women. When we’re not part of the debate, then the fear is that people may think we accept it as a given, but that’s not the case.
Shaun McLaughlin, Student, Glasgow Kelvin College

33. Media

34. Social Media Facebook: White Ribbon Scotland 1,665 page likes
Twitter: @WhiteRibbonScot
3,035 followers
Strategy under development

35. Award of White Ribbon Scotland Status
A tangible award for tangible results!

36. New Wave Volunteering Project
2018 to 2021
Edinburgh
Inverclyde
East Lothian & Midlothian
Maryhill Integration Network (Glasgow)
Perth
Dundee
Aberdeen
Orkney Islands
Shetland Islands

37. Questions?
Davy Thompson