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White Ribbon Day Calls Nation to Unite Against Violence Towards Women
Southampton FC players support a new film addressing local violence against women; domestic crime makes up 15% of city crimes, officials said.
- On November 25, a new film will screen at St Mary's Stadium before the Southampton FC v Leicester City fixture, featuring players Elias Jelert, Gavin Bazunu, Joe Aribo and local women with Yellow Door.
- Nationally, one in 12 women and girls are victims each year, and Southampton ranks seventh highest in England and Wales for sexual offences with domestic crime accounting for 15 per cent locally.
- Working with young people across Southampton, organisers produced the short film, emphasising prevention and education to promote positive masculinity and highlighting local women and girls' experiences with Yellow Door.
- Council bosses have pledged to oppose violence against women and girls, signalling local leadership, while Lucy Horne, head of impact and strategy, Southampton Saints Foundation, highlighted unacceptably high local levels of VAWG.
- Nationally, officials point to one in 12 women and girls being victims each year, and Maggie Blyth, Deputy Chief Constable; deputy chief executive, College of Policing; NPCC lead for VAWG, said authorities are determined to turn the tide on violence.
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Healthcare staff in Walsall have joined a national pledge to end violence against women and girls during a fortnight of action. A marketplace event took place in the atrium of Walsall Manor Hospital today (November 25) to mark White Ribbon Day. White Ribbon Day, observed annually on November 25, is a global campaign to end [...] The post Staff join pledge to end violence against women and girls appeared first on Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
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