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White Ribbon Campaign

Posted November 26, 2012

Cowdenbeath FC is commited to supporting just causes.  One of these causes is the White Ribbon Campaign.

The White Ribbon Campaign began in Canada in 1991, when a group of men decided they had a responsibility to stand up and speak out against violence against women. This was as a direct result from an incident at the university of Montreal on the 6th December 1989 where a male killed 14 females.

The male blamed women on his failure to get an engineering placement at the University as justification for his actions. Within 6 weeks of starting the campaign the group had persuaded 100,000 men to wear a white ribbon as a symbol of men's opposition to male violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign continues to grow year on year throughout the world.

 
Every year 16 days of action are recognised by the organisation running from the 25th November, the International Day of Eradication of Violence against Women, until the 10th December, the International Day of Human Rights. During this period men and boys are urged to wear a white ribbon showing their support to ending male violence towards women.
 
Further information on the campaign can be found at the White Ribbon Scotland website
 
http://www.whiteribbonscotland.org.uk/
 
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