White Ribbon Day
September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025
25th November was White Ribbon Day
> The start of 16 days of Activism to Eliminate Violence Against Women
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> The White Ribbon is the symbol of hope for the day when women and girls can live free from the fear of violence”
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> One woman is killed every 2 days by a current or former partner :
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> 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline:
> > Freephone 0808 2000 247 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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> > List of Refuges in England and Wales :
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http://www.womensaid.org.uk/network/a-z_refuges.php
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> Welsh Women’s Aid :
> > Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 8010 800
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> Scottish Women’s Aid
http://www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk
> > List of Refuges in Scotland
>
http://www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk/groups/index.html
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> Northern Ireland Women’s Aid Federation :
> > 24 hour helpline NI 028 9033 1818
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> Women’s Aid, Republic of Ireland :
> > National Freephone Helpline -1800 341 900
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> 167 women are raped every day. Only one in five attacks is reported to the
> police :
http://www.truthaboutrape.co.uk/index2.html
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> > Rape Crisis Helplines England and Wales :
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http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/helplinenumbers.htm
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> > Rape Crisis Scotland :
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http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/local_centres.htm
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> > Rape Crisis Ireland :
http://homepage.eircom.net/~nrcci/links.htm
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> Other anti violence helplines and campaigns
> White Ribbon Campaign UK -men working to end men’s violence against women
:
>
http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/
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> Respect phone line for domestic violence perpetrators:
> > 0845 122 8609
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> Broken Rainbow LGBT Domestic Violence Service (Uk) :
> > Survivors Helpline: 020 8539 9507
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> 16 days : International
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> Dates commemorated during the 16 Days :
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http://www.gvawp.org.uk/News/Dates16Days.htm
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> For the Health of Women, For the Health of the World: No More Violence :
>
http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf/m464
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> Wear a white ribbon against women abuse (South Africa) :
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20041125055825553C228856
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> Other information about violence against women:
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> ’The total cost of domestic violence to services is found to be £3.1
> billion, while the loss to the economy is £2.7 billion. This amounts to
over
> £5.7 billion a year’. :
>
http://www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk/domestic_violence/index.htm
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> Myths About Violence Against Women :
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http://www.nusonline.co.uk/campaigns/womenscampaign/Othercampaigns/270039.aspx
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> Since 2001 the number of times it has come up in the House of Commons
about:
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> Domestic violence is 89 times – the last time was July 2004 :
>
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=%22violence+against+women%22
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> Rape Crisis is 26 times – the last time was February 2003 :
>
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=%22rape+crisis%22
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> Fax your MP via the internet :
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/
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> Contact your MP by online form :
>
http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm
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> Amnesty campaign to stop violence against women:
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> Send an Amnesty UK ’Stop Violence Against Women Campaign’ e-card :
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http://www.amnesty.org.uk/deliver/postcard/65.html
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> Send an Amnesty International ’Stop Violence Against Women Campaign’
e-card
> :
http://web.amnesty.org/actforwomen/postcard-index-eng
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> Pledge to speak out and add your name to Amnesty’s demand for action :
>
http://web.amnesty.org/actforwomen/pledge-index-eng
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>
> If you are organising any events during these 16 days please feel free to
> add them to the public notice board and calendars linked to Women in
London:
> Women’s Events London:
http://www.calsnet.net/womeninlondon
> Women’s Events Countrywide:
http://www.calsnet.net/countrywide
> Public Notice Board:
http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf
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> women in london
> an internet directory of london based women’s groups
> and other groups working for women in london
>
http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk
> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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> Women’s Events London:
http://www.calsnet.net/womeninlondon
> Women’s Events Countrywide:
http://www.calsnet.net/countrywide
> Linked Public Notice Board:
http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf
> Receive Public Notices by Email:
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http://www.quicktopic.com/cgi-bin/emailme.cgi?forum=19&topic=nV4WDtdd6iMqf
> Women’s Training E-group:
>
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/womeninlondontraining/
> Subscribe to Women’s Training E-group:
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> women in london is an initiative of
> microsyster – a women’s computer group
> no 43, 136-138 kingsland high street, london e8 2ns
> 020-7241 3492 – our new phone number as from 1st may 2004
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