White Ribbon Day success

Various Amnesty events were held around the country to mark White Ribbon Day on Tuesday 25th November.

Highlights so far include:

• 510 signatures collected at the Grey Lynn Festival on a huge White Ribbon to be sent to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, on behalf of Justine Masika Bihama. (Click here for more information about Justine's case)
• Over $700 raised and 50 signatures collected on behalf of Womens Rights Defenders in the DRC and Iran, in Hamilton.
• Single Auckland activist Susan Grimsdell handing out 1,000 white ribbons on Queen Street in one morning!
• Anne-Marie Parsons, member of Amnesty International’s Port Chalmers group, proved to be a one-woman white ribbon messenger by ensuring taxi companies, bus companies, libraries, pubs and other workplaces in Dunedin were white-ribboned.
• 5,066,549 signatures collected on UNIFEM's Say NO to Violence Petition sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Keep checking back here to see more highlights from successful events as they continue througout the 16 Days of Activism against gender violence.

Click here to see photos from some fantastic Amnesty White Ribbon Day events.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATE: Saturday 6th December - Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

This day commemorates the 19th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, when a gunman shot and killed 14 women, and injured a further 13 people at L'École Polytechnique de Montréal. This tragedy inspired a mens movement in Canada to start White Ribbon Day to raise awareness for and put an end to violence against women.

Click here to see more events happening in your area, and how YOU can make a difference to support Women Human Rights Defenders around the world.

Click here to read Amnesty's media release highlighting White Ribbon Day