Jane Doe Inc. - Voices For Change

A Project of the Men's Initiative for Jane Doe Inc.

"From this day forward, I promise never to commit, condone or remain silent about
violence against women, sexual assault and domestic violence."

White Ribbon Valentine’s Day Event A Huge Success
From students in blazer and sweatshirts to adults in leather jackets and suits, hundreds joined Governor Deval Patrick, Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, Boston Mayor Tom Menino and WRD Co-Chairs Former Governor Paul Cellucci and Northeastern University's Athletic Director Peter Roby at the State House on February 14, 2008.

Click here for pictures, speech by Boston Celtics Forward Leon Powe and more.

Become an Amabassador
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Ambassadors agree to wear the ribbon on White Ribbon Day and recruit 5 to 10 male friends and colleagues to join them in taking the WRD pledge.

Meet our Ambassadors
Click here to see our current list of Massachusetts
White Ribbon Day Ambassadors...250 and counting!

Sign the White Ribbon Pledge
Individuals can take the pledge and add their name
to the growing number of men in Massachusetts
who have joined this campaign.
Note: Ambassadors need not do both.

Two years after the Montréal Massacre in which 14 women students at the University of Montréal were systematically killed and 13 other students wounded by a lone gunman, men in Canada organized a response in a show of support to women and victims of violence everywhere. Seventeen years later, the White Ribbon Campaign has grown worldwide.

Jane Doe Inc. has launched the first annual statewide White Ribbon Day Campaign in Massachusetts and has joined this international effort to engage men to help end violence against women, men and children.

Massachusetts White Ribbon Day 2008 invites all men - heterosexual, gay, bisexual and transgender - to challenge the notions of masculinity that equate strength with violence and control and instead foster positive images of masculinity that will help us create a world free of abuse.

By doing so, these men will play an important role in changing the social norms that perpetuate and make excuses for violence against women, sexual assault and domestic violence.

Find out more about what this pledge means. Click here.

Read on…take the pledge…spread the word…mark your calendars... and help us end the violence.

On this webpage you will find information about the history of the White Ribbon Campaign, the plans for Massachusetts White Ribbon Day 2008 and how you can get involved. We also urge you to learn more about sexual assault and domestic violence. You can find information, facts and more on the Jane Doe Inc. website.

Massachusetts Events

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Tools to become a White Ribbon Day Ambassador

Participate in a local activity and community project

Find a White Ribbon Day Affiliate Near You

For more information about the Massachusetts White Ribbon Day 2008 campaign, call, mail or email us.

Campaign Coordinator: Craig Norberg-Bohm
cnorbergbohm@janedoe.org
617-557-1802

Mailing Address: 14 Beacon Street, Suite 507
Boston, MA 02108

If you or someone you know needs help or support, contact your local sexual assault or domestic violence program. Click here for a list of resources throughout Massachusetts or call the statewide domestic violence hotline, SafeLink, at 1-877-785-2020 to be connected to the program nearest you.

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If you or someone you know is concerned about their behavior, please contact a Batterer’s Intervention Program or Sex Offender Management programs and learn more, get support and find resources.

Funding for this event was made possible (in part) by the Rape Prevention Education Grant No. 5VF1CE0011105-02 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The views expressed in conference materials and by speakers do not necessarily reflect official policies of CDC/DHHS, DPH, nor endorsement by the U.S. government.