White Ribbon Day events in Henderson and Manukau

The call to end family violence goes to the streets this Thursday with White Ribbon day events in Henderson and Manukau.

White Ribbon parades are being held in Manukau at 12pm and Henderson at 1pm.

The Waitakere White Ribbon Parade, organised by the Waitakere Taskforce on Family Violence, starts at Waitakere Hospital on Lincoln Road and finish at The Falls Park, Alderman Dr, Henderson. It will be followed by speeches from local leaders and celebrities, including White Ribbon ambassador and former rugby league star Awen Guttenbeil.

Also joining the parade this year are the White Ribbon Riders, a motorcycle ride organised by the Families Commission as part of the White Ribbon campaign to eliminate violence against women.

The ride starts in Tauranga and will see them travel through the centre of the North Island to Wellington and then north via eastern and western routes to Auckland and Bream Bay, visiting some 40 local communities along the way.

What: Waitakere White Ribbon Parade:
When: 12.30pm gathering for a 1pm start
Where: Waitakere Hospital, Lincoln Rd, Henderson.

The White Ribbon Riders will also be at the Counties Manukau White Ribbon parade, where they will be joined by more than 200 motorcycle enthusiasts from the Counties Manukau region.

This event kicks off at 12pm in Manukau Square and features a performance by singer Erakah ‘Pacific Princess’. There will also be a sausage sizzle and concert.

What: Counties Manukau White Ribbon Parade:
When: 12pm- 2 pm
Where: Manukau Square, Osterley Way, Manukau Central.

White Ribbon Day is the international day when we encourage people to wear a white ribbon to show that they do not condone violence towards women.

In Waitakere the event is organised by the Waitakere Taskforce on Family Violence which has representatives of the Auckland Council, Waitemata District Health Board and Waitemata District Police, along with the WAVES network of family violence prevention and intervention agencies.

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