Jeremy Muir’s WRD ’08 Speech

The following speech was delivered by Jeremy Muir, The Gisborne Herald Editorial Manager, at the public presentation of the Men’s Resource Centre & Safe House Proposal on 24 November 2008 at the Tatapouri Fishing Club:

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Kia ora tatou kua tae mai nei ki tenei whare, ki te whakarite i nga
whakaaro.  Ka nui te hari mo to koutou maia ki te haere mai ki te tautoko
i tenei kaupapa “Ripene Ma – White Ribbon”.  Kia tatou manuhiri,
commissioner, Gregory Fortuin, naumai, haeremai, ki te Tairawhiti.
A, huri noa to tatau whare, tena tatau katoa.

Welcome to this lunch, which The Gisborne Herald has organised in the lead-up to White Ribbon Day tomorrow as part of our stand against violence, and to stress the need for better services and support for violent men as the most important step towards achieving a violence-free future.  We whole-heartedly support Tairawhiti Men Against Violence in their bid for a resource centre and safe house for men with violence issues, and wanted to galvanise minds on how we can fund this.

White Ribbon Day 2008

White Ribbon Day 2008 is on Tuesday 25 November.

We will be commemorating the day with the official launch of the MATUA DVD produced by TMAV with a free copy for everyone who turns up on the night between 5pm and 7.30pm to Lawson Field Theatre in Gisborne.

More more information just email us: info[at]tmav.org

Four Corners Three Rivers – Photos

Click here to see some more photos from the awesome day.

What a turn out – THANK YOU GISBORNE for showing you care!

Thank you to all the organisations and individuals who supported the event – particularly The Gisborne Herald.

Combined with other events leading up to White Ribbon Day, TMAV have raised over $1,500 to take a group of children affected by family violence on a special trip. Thank you to everyone who has given generously, please contact us if you would still like to support this opportunity or the work of TMAV in general.

Four Corners Three Rivers White Ribbon Day Event

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