White Ribbon Campaign 2014

This year the launch of the White Ribbon Campaign, which is aimed at opposing domestic violence and abuse against women, was marked by a breakfast event in the Suffolk Sitting Room at Endeavour House.

A short film made by young local filmmakers was shown during the proceedings.  In this people from all walks of life were joined by  the Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk and the SCC Cabinet Member for Public Protection, pledging their support for the cause.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service showed their support by decorating one of their Fire Engines with White Ribbons and the White Ribbon Logo.  It can be seen here outside SCC Endeavour House just in time for a photo opportunity.

As Chairman of the Suffolk Domestic Abuse Partnership I gave a short speech at the event in which I said that I felt that 2014 has not been a great year for women internationally, with bad news concerning the treatment of women coming from both Africa and from the Middle East.  It is good that at least in our small corner of the world we are able both to voice our condemnation of violence against women at events such as these,  and also do something about it throughout the year by supporting partners in their active work in the area.