A Special Valentine Ribbon
Middlesex Community College proudly joins the efforts behind White Ribbon Day 2009, part of an international effort to engage more men and boys to help end violence against women.
MCC joins the Massachusetts Department of Employee Relations as part of its Campus Safety Initiative to help promote safety for women. Governor Patrick has declared tomorrow, Valentines Day, as Massachusetts White Ribbon Day. Essentially, the Day promotes a pledge that reads "from this day forward I promise to be part of the solution in violence against women." For more information about the initiative, please visit www.whiteribbon.com.
The project of Jane Doe Inc, and in particular, the Men's Initiative for Jane Doe Inc., the goals for the day are to celebrate the role that men play to help end male violence against women, promoting social values such that our world fully endorses positive masculinity, spreading powerful examples of men's work already happening in Massachusetts, and raising support for sexual assault and domestic violence services.
For whatever it's worth, here's MCC's ribbon to add to the cause: 