White Ribbon Australia
White Ribbon is the world ’ s largest movement of men and boys working to end men ’ s violence against women and girls , promote gender equality , healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity .
White Ribbon Australia ( White Ribbon ), as part of this global movement , aims to create an Australian society in which all women can live in safety , free from violence and abuse .
White Ribbon works through a primary prevention approach understanding that men are central to achieving the social change necessary to prevent men ’ s violence against women . We engage men to stand up , speak out and act to influence the actions of some men and demand change . White Ribbon is dedicated to ensuring men are active advocates for changing the social norms , attitudes and behaviours that are at the root of men ’ s abuse of women .
Through education , awareness-raising and creative campaigns , preventative programs and partnerships , we are highlighting the positive role men play in preventing men ’ s violence against women and enabling them to be part of this social change .
Further information : Phone : + 61 2 9045 8444 Email : admin @ whiteribbon . org . au Website : www . whiteribbon . org . au
Ivan Phillips is available as a speaker on issues to do with Domestic Violence and White Ribbon . He ' s also happy to chat about his ride and the logistics .
Further information : Ivan Phillips Phone : + 61 427 800 367 Email : divan27 @ bigpond . com
enough for me . I decided to undertake an epic and ambitious project ; to ride solo around the circumference of mainland Australia .
I continually scoured my rear view mirrors for the first few days , in a desperate search for my wife , my riding buddy of 27 years . I was like Red Dog ( the movie ), I was missing my best friend . I had to come to the realisation that Di was not with me and my crying in the helmet was only going to compound what already seemed to be an insurmountable challenge .
After 13 consecutive days on the bike , I had a minor accident in Gilgandra ( central New South Wales ) where I injured my left ankle . As the x-rays came up on the screen , I could see the damage and the doctor kindly traced the outline of the fracture .
I managed to convince him that a full-length motorcycle boot was as good as any moon boot .
I was free to leave when he surprisingly agreed , on the proviso that I eat , sleep and shower in the boot and did not remove it for any reason over a period of 2 weeks .
An unmitigated attack was launched on one ’ s senses when the
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