Top 5 promises of the week.
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Arthur Neher
Papua New Guinea
I promise to ring the bell by:strongly supporting the call to stand up against violence against women and educate men wherever in the world to do the same
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Peterson Magoola
Papua New Guinea
I promise to ring the bell by:Challenging the status quo that has deprived women of their rights, and continue to promote gender equality, and be a champion to STOP VAW
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Marc Lepage
Ethiopia
I promise to ring the bell by:making sure all female, colleagues as well as contractors, are treated with the respect they deserve
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Gert Danielsen
Norway
I promise to ring the bell by:standing up and speaking out against #violence against women and men, also encouraging new roles for men and less societal pressure
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Andrew Russell
New York, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Educate myself & talk about the impact of violence against women and support our UN partners in Kosovo working to end gender-based violence.
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Leading Men & Women
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Eve Ensler
I know as surely as I know anything that when the majority of men who do not commit violence, rise with us with the same intensity and commitment, the violence will end.
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Kevin Cahill
Comic Relief promises to help women and girls get their rights recognised and support them to reach their full potential.
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Sir Richard Branson
We all have the power to do our own part to stop the global pandemic of violence against women and girls. It is holding us all back. We can all be leaders here, in ways small and in ways grand — in Africa, in Europe, around the world, in our own homes and circles.
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Michael Bolton
I commit as a man, and as a father, and a grandfather of girls, to advocate that men stand with survivors, and work with women to stop what I believe to be domestic terrorism.
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Joe Wright
I’d like to raise him to understand that sex and the sexual act is to be respected and must never be used as a weapon.
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Mayor Mike Rawlings
I promise to speak out against domestic violence. And I’m asking men in Dallas — and everywhere — to do the same. Let’s make our homes, and our cities, safe for all.
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Russell Simmons
Imagine a world of happy and healthy families. Imagine a world of non-violence and peace. Here’s how we get there: Treat women and girls with respect. Join me to make a promise today to help stop violence against women.
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Baratunde Thurston
It takes two to make a thing to go right and in the case of violence against women and domestic violence, that couldn’t be more true.
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Chandler Massey
As a cast member of Days of Our Lives, I’m no stranger to drama. But in real life, I’m committed to helping end violence against women and creating a peaceful world.
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Don McPherson
Violence against women will not end until men take a proactive role. Calling it a ‘women’s’ issue allows men to ignore it. The reality is, it’s our issue. I promise to work to show how sexism and violence hurt all of us — and to inspire men to step up and make change.
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Lewis Black
Listen, guys, enough with the idiotic violence toward women. You want to beat on someone, do it to yourself. And take it like a man.
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Peter Gabriel
Rape is a common weapon of war still, and yet we the men are not really actively engaged in trying to stop this or prevent it. t’s the women who have had the courage to speak out, often risking their own lives and that of their loved ones and we need to do out bit now.
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Harold Perrineau
I believe that if we raise our kids to understand that girls and boys — and all people — are equal, we can help stop violence against women, and we can change the world.
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Kumi Naidoo
I promise that in everything Greenpeace does, we will work to promote freedom of violence for women. When women are safer, our planet is safer.
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Roland Merullo
On this day I am standing up, as a man who loves women, and speaking—to young men, especially— asking them to have the courage to set all violence aside, to cherish the women in your life, to respect all the people around you.
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Amitabh Bachchan
On March 8, I will do my part to make the world a safer place for women. I will ring the bell for a world where women feel safe, free, and secure.
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Ned Vizzini
I promise to use my platform as a writer to promote respect for women among young people.
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Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla
As human beings, we need to work together to build a world where every woman is safe, secure, and empowered.
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Aditya Ghosh
I’m a man and I’m an equal partner in making my workplace, my city, my country and this world a safer place. Women do not have to depend on men to make it safer, but making it safer makes me feel safe too.
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Michelle Bachelet
Men can and must be leaders and partners in ending violence against women. They already are. Men listen to men; they have the power to create safe and healthy spaces.
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Rajan Anandan
“I promise to ring the bell by investing only in startups that have women on founding team in 2013.”
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Sir Patrick Stewart
Violence against women is learned. Each of us must examine — and change — the ways in which our own behavior might contribute to, enable, ignore or excuse all such forms of violence.
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Michael Skolnik
Our generation can end violence against women. We can make violence against women unacceptable. We can raise a new generation of healthy, safe children and adults.
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Your Promises
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Ash Arnett
United Kingdom
I promise to ring the bell by:Supporting female colleagues in the prevention of violence either through verbal or physical actions in the workplace or outside of it.
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Graydon Loar
Washington, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:donate money to RAINN and challenge coworkers who disrespect women in our profession (or elsewhere).
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Arthur Paul Bowen
Arkansas, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:donating time and money to the local women’s shelter.
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Alpna Manchanda
India
I promise to ring the bell by:Blogging about women’s rights.
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Haddon Wilson
Canada
I promise to ring the bell by:educating my sons and peers to be gentleman, and providing safe haven to women in need.
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David W. Billharz
Nevada, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Contributing monthly to Reggie Littlejohn’s ” Women’s Rights Without Frontiers”.
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Phil Steinhauser
Cambodia
I promise to ring the bell by:Discussing the issue with my employees here in Cambodia where a survey says that >50% of women believe they sometimes deserve to be beaten.
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Mitch Pryor
Texas, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:I promise to challenge friends, colleagues, and coworkers who disrespect women or girls. I promise to be a good role model for my children.
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Leslie Thompson
Florida, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Leave emotionally abusive marriage. Keep showing sons ways to vent hurt. Good friends as role models.Reward great empathy to sisters,women
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Deepak Mejari
India
I promise to ring the bell by:as I have seen many families getting destroyed because of violence and it is our social responsibility to see that women are not victimised.
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Daniel Arasin
New Jersey, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:I promise to share w/ men that porn is violence against women. It shows them as objects & many are abused & forced into it in other countries.
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Gilles Gaillard
France
I promise to ring the bell by:I want all women to be free. Men must love women truly
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Dennis Kondratev
Canada
I promise to ring the bell by:Raising my son and daughter in a home where violence is discussed – not resorted to.
Dennis’ inspiration behind making a promise to Ring the Bell:
“I became a father two-and-a-half years ago when my daughter was born. Two weeks ago, I was once again fortunate to witness the birth of my son and I now see firsthand how from day 1 boys and girls are treated differently. Despite my best intentions, I too sometimes fall into the trap of unconsciously treating my son differently from my daughter. While I want my kids to have a complete freedom to discover themselves and choose their own paths in life, I am also cognizant that how I treat and interact with them will have a profound impact and leave indelible mark on their lives. This absolutely scares me and at the same time energizes me to press on with what will be surely a wild ride.”
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Roger Stroope
North Carolina, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Doing my job to encourage critical thinking, and therefore better decision making, among the students I am charged with.
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Jackson French
Texas, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:To make sure kids know that it’s never okay to hurt a woman/girl or anyone for that matter.
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Cathy Blair
Kentucky, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Spreading the word that the violence affects everyone, how and what can be done to end it.
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Hugo Vaillancourt
Canada
I promise to ring the bell by:remembering the privileges I have as a man and being humble enough to recognize I can say dumb things about sexism, feminism, or women.
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Greg Marathas
Massachusetts, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:helping to raise a new generation of men who respect women and understand that violence and abuse in any form should never be tolerated.
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Lucia Molina Pflaum
United Kingdom
I promise to ring the bell by:Using all the skills I have to help create a world where all men and women live equal.
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Afshan Meer
India
I promise to ring the bell by:not standing even any kind of mildest suppression and inspiring other women to give up to unjust & misogynistic ways of society.
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Abdul Malik Khan
India
I promise to ring the bell by:I Promise
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Max Daniel Kaufmann, Jr.
Maine, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:I will join my State’s Governor, Paul LePage’s, campaign to end the domestic violence, and violence against women!
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Thomas Forsythe
Kentucky, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Continuing to stand up for women’s rights both in public and online.
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Grace Dolan
California, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:raising awareness of the violence, inequality and inspirational stories of women who have overcome all odds. We can do this together!