MEMBERS of the Wimmera community are encouraged to join together and march to show their support of White Ribbon Day.
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The annual Wimmera White Ribbon Walk will be held on Friday November 23, on White Ribbon Day.
Run by the Wimmera White Ribbon committee, the event is expected to draw between 200 and 300 people.
Committee member Janine Harfield said the aim of the walk was to show stand up against family violence.
“The march demonstrates our commitment to ending the use of violence and upholding the safety of women and children, and is open to everyone ,” she said.
“We’re hoping they community decides to come together and show their support for the cause.”
The Wimmera White Ribbon Walk will start at the Horsham Aquatic Centre car park at 12.30pm. Participants will walk along Firebrace Street and towards May Park.
The day will end with a free barbecue and a range of guest speakers.
Ms Harfield said seven local White Ribbon ambassadors would receive their certificates on the day.
“Each year we choose a group of men who we think best represent the cause and see themselves standing up against violence against women,” she said.
“We ask them if they would like to become an ambassador and they then go through training.”
The Stawell White Ribbon Walk will be held on Friday, November 23 from 3.30pm. The walk will start at the Stawell Town Hall and head down Main Street.
Hindmarsh Shire Council will hold a White Ribbon Morning Tea at the council’s offices in Nhill from 10.30am on Sunday, November 25.
The black and white themed morning tea will raise money for White Ribbon Australia.
The Ararat Rural City Council White Ribbon Day Walk was held on Tuesday.
Sunday, November 25 is the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism.
For more information about White Ribbon Day, head to its website.
