Women Deserve to Sleep Safe
The women of Project 5-O and Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) are joining together to say all women deserve to sleep safe.
On 21 November 2007, the Melbourne community is invited to show their support for the campaign to end violence against women. The SleepSafe Breakfast supports White Ribbon Day - the international campaign to eliminate violence against women by promoting culture-change around the issue – and is part of the International 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign.
The SleepSafe Breakfast aims to raise public awareness of the prevalence and impact of domestic violence within the community and to see an end to violence against women and children, allowing all a safe night's sleep.
ABC journalist and UNIFEM representative Helen Brown will MC the event at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne. Guests are encouraged to donate a pair of women’s or children’s pyjamas which will be given to local women’s refuges to help those who cannot sleep safely at home know they are cared for and have a more comfortable night’s sleep.
White Ribbon Day Ambassador and AFL Players’ Association CEO Brendon Gale will speak.
SleepSafe Breakfast Committee Chairwoman Jane Treleaven, said, ‘All women deserve the right to feel safe in their own homes, to enjoy a good night’s sleep free from the threat of violence. UNIFEM has supported White Ribbon Day in Australia since 2003 and each year events like the SleepSafe Breakfast remind the community that domestic violence is, sadly, still part of our society and we must work together to end it’.
SleepSafe Breakfast Keynote Speaker Brendon Gale said, ‘We know that to end violence against women, men and women have to stand together to say ‘no’. It’s tragic that some women live in fear because of the actions of men in their lives. White Ribbon Day reminds us that violence against women is still a real problem in our communities, but it’s also a chance to say we won’t stand for it any more.’
The SleepSafe Breakfast is organised by Project 5-O, a coalition of BPW Australia, Soroptimist International, Zonta International, National Council of Women, Federation of University Women Australia, with the support of QVWC.
Spaces are limited. Reserve your place today by registering online at Business and Professional Women (click on 'Events').