May 30, 2013
Jackson Katz, a well-respected educator, author and co-founder of a violence prevention program used by the American military and several professional sports leagues, is in Winnipeg to help the province promote its multi-year domestic violence prevention strategy, Labour Minister Jennifer Howard, minister responsible for the status of women, announced today.
Katz will help reinforce the province’s campaign message that men need to join the stand against violence inflicted on women, she said.
“Our multi-year strategy encouraging male role models has been widely embraced by many
high-profile men including members of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and our guest speaker Jackson Katz,” said Howard. “We appreciate their support in promoting the Break the Silence message.”
Katz presented a lecture on An Evening with Men: Solutions to End Violence in Winnipeg yesterday.
Today, Katz appeared at a Sport Manitoba workshop for Sport Manitoba executive and staff. This will be followed by the Break the Silence luncheon at the Legislative Dining Room where he will meet with MLAs, city councillors, business leaders and Winnipeg Blue Bomber board members among other guests.
Howard noted the province launched an Aboriginal component to the campaign earlier this year with the message ‘End violence against Aboriginal women and girls’ being promoted through a public awareness campaign. The promotion, supported in partnership with a variety of First Nations groups, encourages Aboriginal men to speak out against domestic violence.
The province has also developed a significant inventory of Blue Bomber video clips in both French and English, encouraging men of all ages to understand the message that violence against women under any circumstance is not acceptable. Information about the campaign and new videos by Blue Bombers are available at www.manitoba.ca/stoptheviolence.
JACKSON KATZ JOINS PROVINCE TO PROMOTE BREAK THE SILENCE CAMPAIGN
Katz will help reinforce the province’s campaign message that men need to join the stand against violence inflicted on women, she said.
“Our multi-year strategy encouraging male role models has been widely embraced by many
high-profile men including members of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and our guest speaker Jackson Katz,” said Howard. “We appreciate their support in promoting the Break the Silence message.”
Katz presented a lecture on An Evening with Men: Solutions to End Violence in Winnipeg yesterday.
Today, Katz appeared at a Sport Manitoba workshop for Sport Manitoba executive and staff. This will be followed by the Break the Silence luncheon at the Legislative Dining Room where he will meet with MLAs, city councillors, business leaders and Winnipeg Blue Bomber board members among other guests.
Howard noted the province launched an Aboriginal component to the campaign earlier this year with the message ‘End violence against Aboriginal women and girls’ being promoted through a public awareness campaign. The promotion, supported in partnership with a variety of First Nations groups, encourages Aboriginal men to speak out against domestic violence.
The province has also developed a significant inventory of Blue Bomber video clips in both French and English, encouraging men of all ages to understand the message that violence against women under any circumstance is not acceptable. Information about the campaign and new videos by Blue Bombers are available at www.manitoba.ca/stoptheviolence.
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