a small section of the 150 metre embroidered white ribbon On International Women's Day, 8 March 2014, an amazing community event occurred.... It was a 14 hour stitch-a-thon starting at 6am and finishing at 8pm ( 14 hours for 2014). Not only did we celebrate the achievements of women doing an activity generally classified as domestic art, we also raised awareness for the national and international campaign against domestic violence. We embroidered a white ribbon .... at Newcastle's well known gallery, devoted to textile and fibre art - Timeless Textiles Early morning stitchers - the first came at 6.15am Why White Ribbon? This is directly from the White Ribbon website .... White Ribbon is the world's largest male-led movement to end men's violence against women. White Ribbon Australia is a non-profit organisation and Australia's only national, male-led primary prevention campaign to end men’s violence against women. Through...
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