Launching Play Fair our campaign in partnership with Zero Tolerance
We're working with Zero Tolerance to end gender discrimination in our children's toys! It might not sound important, but from birth we tell boys and girls how to think and feel. Girls should like pink and baking, boys should like blue and sports. Often children grow up in an environment where they feel the need to conform to this or feel less like a girl or a boy. Looking at it like this, it becomes more important.
From a young age, boys are also told to be aggressive and are told a very unhealthy story about masculinity, one that is often critical of boys having anything in common with girls. It is these issues that create our sexist culture.
This campaign challenges marketing companies, stores and manufacturers to take a look at the impact these toys have and asks them to stop stereotyping children. Interested? Get involved!
-Join the Facebook Group
-Post photos of stereotypical toys on our Tumblr
We will be holding a campaign training day THIS SATURDAY the 20th of April at the Melting Point, Rose Street, Edinburgh, 1.30 - 4.30 pm. Come along and get skills to campaign and create change. To register simply email us.
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Fife Training Day
We are creating a new network of speakers in Fife, to be advocates of White Ribbon Scotland and engage in local campaign activities in Fife. The speaker training will be taking place on Monday 29th April and will include information on the campaign, public speaking skills development and and opportunity to be part of a local network of dedicated volunteers. Read more here.
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Research Survey
We are conducting research into attitudes towards equality and violence against women. Can you fill it in and get your colleagues, friends and family do the same? Fill it in here.
We also need volunteers to help us do random sampling across Scotland. Expenses would be paid and you would be given support by our team. Interested? Email us now! |
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Fundraise for us!
We have created a fundraising pack for you to help us continue our campaigning and training work. From stalls to running marathons, this pack is filled with everything you need to know.
You can also give directly to White Ribbon, or affiliate your school or workplace to provide us with much needed regular funding.
If you would like to do an event, just get in touch for support.
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