White Ribbon Schools - Being the Change

I was joined in the studio today by Peter Matthews School Captain and Lachlan Walker, Social Justice Prefect from White Ribbon School - Knox Grammar, and Tadhg Richards and Hunter Meaney School Captains from Turramurra High School. I really appreciated how they turned the statistics into practical and meaningful opportunities for young people to be the change they want to see in their world. I will let their words speak for themselves.

Peter - You can talk about it as much as you like but you have to act. If you are not comfortable with the conversation going on around you stand up to and raise the standard.
Lachlan - Don't wait for another to stand up, be the one person, be the change and others will follow
Tadhg - Use your gifts and talents to speak up - paint, write, sing, all forms will make a difference and your expression is needed.
Hunter - have that conversation, don't go into hushed tones, that way people will feel a level of accountability for what they are doing behind closed doors.

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Further support services below

Further Resources

Champions of Change - Knox Grammar White Ribbon Initiative
Get Your School Involved - White Ribbon Schools Program
Jean Kilbourne - Ted X on Gender in the Media
Jackson Katz - More men need to stand up and say there needs to be change
The Bystander Approach
Do nothing and you might as well lend a hand campaign
The government’s domestic violence campaign “He did it ‘cause he likes you”
Every 2 minutes police are called to a domestic violence situation
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
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Domestic Violence Line
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Rape Crisis Service
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Link2Home
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