[Wil-mailing] White Ribbon Day Events 2008 - part of 16 Days ofAction Against Violence Against Women

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16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November to 10 December 2008

25 Nov International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
01 Dec World AIDS Day
06 Dec Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre
10 Dec International Human Rights Day
http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?p=1124

During this year's 16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of Violence
Against Women there is an increase in the number of events at which
men are asked to stand up and reject violence against women some of
which will take place during half time at football matches.

And for the first time there will be a men's vigil to coincide with
the start of the London Reclaim the Night March on Saturday 22nd
November.

There will also be Reclaim the Night Marches in Newquay and in Durham
on 22nd.

And on 25th November a Reclaim the Night March in Glasgow.

These are amongst a number of other events to mark the International
Day to End Violence Against Women such as:

22-Nov : Dagenham and Redbridge Football Club join the campaign to
stop domestic violence
22-Nov : 11:00 Angie Le Mar and Lealea Jones will be at the White
Ribbon Day Event in Hackney
22-Nov : 14:00 White Ribbon Day event at Walsall Football Club
22-Nov : 18:00 Reclaim the Night Durham
22-Nov : 18:00 London Reclaim the Night 2008
22-Nov : 18:00 Men's Vigil in support of Reclaim the Night London
22-Nov : 19:00 Less Punch More Judy White Ribbon Day Event Bristol
22-Nov : 19:30 Reclaim the Night Newquay
22-Nov : 22:00 Reclaim the Night 2008: after march party
24-Nov : White ribbon Day Events in Wales - until 29th November
24-Nov : 09:30 The Impact Of Sexual Violence On Health And Mental
Health
24-Nov : 10:30 White Ribbon Day in Lewisham
25-Nov :  Anglesey supports White Ribbon Day
25-Nov : 09:00 Violence against women conference Luton
25-Nov : 09:30 Honour Crimes, Cultural Killings or just plain Murder?
Leicester
25-Nov : 11:00 Domestic violence awareness week in Wiltshire event
25-Nov : 14:00 SVAW Vigil outside the Armenian Embassy London
25-Nov : 18:30 How Women from Ethnic Minorities Tackle Domestic
Violence Aberdeen
25-Nov : 18:30 Reclaim the Night Glasgow
25-Nov : 19:30 Cambridge Women's Campaign Stop Violence Benefit Gig
27-Nov : 17:45 Launch Of Million Women Rise 2009 & The Hackney Women
Rise Exhibition
27-Nov : 19:30 "No Recourse, No Safety" Talk Cambridge
28-Nov :  Domestic violence display comes to Hertfordshire
29-Nov : 10:45 PROTEST No Recourse, No Safety Cambridge
29-Nov : 11:00 No Recourse to Public Funding Protest Action Cambridge
30-Nov : 14:00 Men's Role in Violence Prevention Cambridge
01-Dec : 20:00 World AIDS Day - Where the Water Meets the Sky film
screening Cambridge
04-Dec : 13:00 Not Protected - Demonstration against no recourse to
public funds in Scotland
which are listed in the events calendar on the women in london web
site - http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/cal-events.htm


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