Neighbours, Friends and Families Grey Bruce Campaign

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Neighbours, Friends and FamiliesGrey Bruce
Campaign November 2007 March 2008
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• Neighbours, Friends and Families is a campaign
  to raise awareness of the signs of woman abuse so
  that people who are close to an at-risk woman or
  abusive man can help

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Death Review Committee Findings 2004

• .in response to high risk cases, friends,
  neighbours, family and coworkers have an
  essential role to play as part of a wider
  coordinated community response.

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Neighbours, Friends and Families

• A project of the Grey Bruce Domestic Violence
  Coordinating Committee, in partnership with
• the Ontario Government, the Ontario Womens
  Directorate, the Expert Panel on Neighbours,
  Friends and Families, and the Centre for Research
  and Education on Violence Against Women and
  Children

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Neighbours, Friends and Families have a crucial
role to play in preventing woman abuse Everyone
can learn about the warning signs of woman abuse
and learn how to help You can help by reading
the brochures and safety cards and by making them
available to people you know
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Communities working together can make a
difference in abused womens and childrens
lives Talking to abusive men is critical to
ending woman abuse Abusive behaviour wont go
away by itself. There are services in Grey Bruce
to help men who abuse
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Everyone in Grey Bruce can
Learn to recognize warning signs and high risk
factors and take them seriously Support abused
women and abusive men by talking to them and
making sure they know about community
supports Get involved to prevent violence. Its
just like like getting involved when someone is
drinking and driving Contact local service
providers or the Assaulted Womens Helpline if
you need help dealing with the issue. Call the
police in an emergency
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How the Campaign Works

• Champions, Networks and Connections

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Community Champions
Our Community Champions are the heart of the Grey
Bruce NFF Campaign. We are honoured to have
sixteen volunteer Community Champions to start
the campaign. By the end of the campaign there
will be many more.
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Community Champions

• The campaign will engage both men and women as
  Community Champions.
• We know that men are an untapped resource for
  violence prevention.
• We know that the issue of woman abuse affects
  men as deeply and as often as women.

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Our Community Champions

• From all walks of life they bring their knowledge
  and their commitment to end violence against
  women

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Networks and Connections

• How small groups of people make big things
  happen.
• Everyone can do something, and everything makes a
  difference

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Start with who you know Identify the people and
groups you would like to introduce to NFF
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Grey Bruce Campaign Plans

• Deputations to County and Municipal governments
• Delegation to Bluewater Board of Education
• Presentation to Grey Bruce Labour Council
• Outreach to faith communities and ministerial
  association

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Campaign Plans

• Lunch and learn (at GBHS and OPG)
• Presentations at major employers
• Engage Georgian College faculty and students
• Presentation to South East Grey Community
  Outreach Board of Directors

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Campaign Plans

• Community Meetings (Paisley, Tobermory)
• Men talk to men about violence prevention
  sports clubs and service clubs.
• Presentations to Womens service groups.
• Grey Bruce Domestic Violence Coordinating
  Committee member agency training (30 community
  agencies)

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Campaign Plans

• Launch of the Aboriginal Campaign
  Kanawayhitowin (Taking Care of Each Others
  Spirits)
• Community meetings at MWikwedong, Nawash and
  Saugeen First Nations.
• Shared learning NFF and Kanawayhitowin

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Campaign Plans

• Information on www.endabusenow.ca
• Distribution of campaign materials through
  community agencies
• Articles and stories for the local press
• Public Service Announcements (radio, TV, Cable)

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• The Grey Bruce Campaign will
• Help neighbours, friends and families recognize
  abuse, understand the warning signs, and know
  what action to take.
• Generate community discussions and a
  groundswell of interest in rural strategies to
  prevent violence.
• Engage men in new ways to explore their unique
  possibilities for violence prevention.
• Provide tools, support and resources so
  neighbours, friends and families can effectively
  and safely respond to woman abuse.

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Thanks!

• Our Community Champions
• CAS of Owen Sound and the County of Grey
• Ministry of Community and Social Services
• Womens House Serving Bruce and Grey
• Local media for their support of the campaign