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Walk A Mile In Their Shoes 2017 set for 1 September

Harcourts staff, family, friends and supporters will โ€˜walk a mileโ€™ in womenโ€™s heels across 8 locations to show solidarity and bring awareness of violence against women.

At eight locations across Australia, Harcourts staff, family, friends and supporters will โ€˜walk a mileโ€™ in womenโ€™s heels to show solidarity and bring awareness of violence against women.

Raising funds through the groupโ€™s charitable arm, The Harcourts Foundation, all monies raised will support White Ribbonโ€™s โ€˜Breaking the Silenceโ€™ prevention initiatives in primary and secondary schools.

The fifth annual event aims to raise awareness and much-needed funds to support White Ribbon Australiaโ€™s work to end male violence against women. At each location, a White Ribbon Ambassador will participate and put a face to the issue. The community is welcome to participate.

โ€œViolence against women is never a private issue,โ€ said Mike Green, Harcourts International Managing Director.

โ€œWe are holding this event to help break the silence around violence, to raise awareness of the issue as well as funds to support work to bring violence against women to an end.โ€

While violence is experienced by both men and women, most domestic violence victims in Australia are women and the violence is most likely to be perpetrated by a man. Because different kinds of violence have different causes and effects, violence prevention campaigns need a central focus to be successful in their mission.

โ€œThe women lost are not just statistics โ€“ they are wives, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, sisters, aunts, nieces, friends and colleagues,โ€ continued Mr Green.

โ€œMost importantly, they are people, and the impact of the violence perpetrated against them is widespread and long-standing.

โ€œWe want people to know that violence against women is unacceptable โ€“ it is never the victimโ€™s fault, help is always available and if you see something you should definitely say something. People need to know that they can make a difference; bringing an end to menโ€™s violence against women will take a whole-of-community approach.โ€

Over 800 participants took part in the 2016 Walk a Mile in Their Shoes and raised over $118,000, setting a second consecutive White Ribbon record for a community fundraising activity.

The funding helped Breaking the Silence expand into a national program for the first time, reaching out across 13 regions in 30 schools and impacting 1,400 teachers and 16,850 students.

The community is invited to participate or support events scheduled. All walks begin at 11:00 am local time and end by 12:30 pm (exception is the Hobart event which begins at 12.00).

Locations confirmed for 2017

Brisbane, Queenslandย โ€“ Southbank along Clem Jones Promenade to Picnic Island Green, Southbank with White Ribbon Ambassador Channel 10 News presenter Lachlan Kennedy

Campbelltown, New South Walesย โ€“ Corner Queen and Cordeaux Streets, Mawson Park to Koshigaya Park, Campbelltown with White Ribbon Ambassador Tibor Mokany

Hobart, Tasmaniaย โ€“ Collins Court on Collins Street, along Elizabeth Street to Salamanca Square with White Ribbon Ambassador former MP David Oโ€™Byrne

Launceston, Tasmaniaย โ€“ Corner York and George Streets, to the Brisbane Street Mall with White Ribbon Ambassador Mayor of Launceston Albert Van Zetten

Melbourne, Victoriaย โ€“ Queensbridge Square, Southbank Spillway to Federation Square, Melbourne with White Ribbon Ambassador Tarang Chawla and White Ribbon Advocate Simone Oโ€™Brien

Perth, Western Australiaย โ€“ Bell Tower, Elizabeth Quay around Barrack Square Arbour with White Ribbon Ambassador City of Perth Councillor Jim Adamos

South Australiaย โ€“ Corner North Terrace and King William Streets to Victoria Square with White Ribbon Ambassador 2016 Young Australian of the Year Arman Abrahimzadeh

Townsville, Queenslandย โ€“ Officeworks car park (44 Charters Towers Road) to Harcourts Kingsberry Townsville (244 Charters Towers Rd).

Visit The Harcourts Foundation โ€˜Walk a Mile in Their Shoesโ€™ event registration page. Cost to register is $25, with all registrations and donations going to White Ribbon at the conclusion of the events. If you are experiencing violence or suspect someone else is, please contact 1800 RESPECT for advice and support. In an emergency, call the police on 000.

 

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