Action White Ribbon began in 1991 in Canada after the tragic events of December 6, 1989 in Montreal, when 25-year-old Marc Lepine shot and killed 14 female students in the building of the Montreal Polytechnic University of Technology, as a protest to Women graduated from technical studies and took places from men. To the massacre A group of men reacted and decided to encourage men to talking about violence against women. In just six weeks, 100 thousands of men in Canada wore the white ribbon, while many others debate on violence against women.

In In Poland, the campaign takes place every year at the turn of November and December. Key the dates of this event fall on 25 November, which is celebrated in the is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 10 December, International Human Rights Day. The symbol of the action is white A ribbon, worn as a declaration of support for victims of violence and a commitment to Work for equality and respect.

Objectives Campaign:

• Raising awareness of the problem of violence towards women.
• Social education, including the promotion of healthy relationships based on mutual respect.
• Men's involvement in counteracting Violence.

Campaign is organized on the initiative of the Interdisciplinary Team of the City of Ełk at Municipal Social Welfare Center in Ełk.

Patronage Tomasz Andrukiewicz, the Mayor of the City of Ełk, took over the campaign.

 Action As part of the campaign:

In During the campaign, numerous events are organized, such as consultations, meetings, debates, conferences. Education is an important part of the initiative and encouraging intervention in cases of violence.

Violence It is a problem that affects us all. White Ribbon Campaign recalls that any form of aggression is unacceptable, and that silence in the face of it It's permission. Together, we can build a society free of violence.