Cambridge Celebrates White Ribbon Day. Men Encouraged to Speak Out Against Gender-Based Violence

During the first week of March, the City of Cambridge will once again be participating in White Ribbon Day, an international campaign that asks men and boys to stand up and speak out against gender-based violence by making a personal and public commitment to promoting equality, respect and non-violence in their relationships and all aspects of their lives.

Last fall, the Cambridge Public Health Department and the city’s Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Initiative invited a group of men from city government and the community to form a leadership team to engage other men throughout the year in reimagining masculinity and ending gender-based violence. City staff and the newly formed men’s group, MENding CamBRIDGE, have joined together to host several White Ribbon Day Cambridge awareness events.

White Ribbon Day Spotlight on Cambridge City Hall
To raise awareness about gender-based violence, an image of a white ribbon will be projected at night on the façade of City Hall Feb. 22 – Mar. 3, 2016.

City Hall White Ribbon Day Event & Photo
Tuesday, March 1, 2:45 p.m.
Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass. Ave. (weather pending or inside)
Take the White Ribbon Day Pledge and participate in a group photo afterward. 
For more information and to RSVP, visit the City’s White Ribbon Day Facebook event page: http://camb.ma/WRD2016Event.

Community members can also participate in White Ribbon Day by taking the pledge and wearing a white ribbon the week of Feb. 29–March 4, 2016.

People are encouraged to share White Ribbon Day photos on social media and use #MENDCambMA in all posts.  To view the pledge and sample social media posts, and learn about other ways to get involved with Cambridge White Ribbon Day, go to:  www.cambridgema.gov/domesticviolence.