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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ned Vizzini
I promise to use my platform as a writer to promote respect for women among young people.
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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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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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Your Promises
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Kathryn Walker
California, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:reminding men and women that violence is never an acceptable answer.
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David Preston
Colorado, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:standing up for women I encounter everyday that are being discriminated and inform my peers of the conflict to bring it to an end
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Tammy Lewis Santos
Florida, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:I promise to help end #violence against women by educating women around me about abnormal signs to be aware of prior to #prevention
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Tim Turner
Washington, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:helping my students be aware of the many forms of violence committed against women in our country and around the world
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Fauzia Farooqui
New Jersey, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Spreading the word by raising awareness about domestic violence, especially among younger generations.
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Anuj Uppal
New Jersey, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Spreading the message to my children, whose awareness of the issue can ensure the next generation helps see the end to this brutality.
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Don Halsey
Canada
I promise to ring the bell by:Teach kids that look up to me that strong men respect women; and walk the talk.
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Stephen Rubick
Colorado, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Teaching my grandchildren to respect all life and especially the lives of the women they love.
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Jose Aguilar
New Jersey, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Strongly support the civil right of any person, regardless their sex, age, orientation, race, etc. We all deserve the right to happiness.
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Valentine Freeman
Oregon, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Keeping my own violent and fearful response to domestic violence and abuses of power in line with who I really am.
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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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Melina Watts
California, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Being respectful and gentle to my children, by calling out domestic violence when I see or hear it, by appreciating all the good men.
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Colin Rice
Maryland, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Supporting organizations and individuals committed to improving the treatment of women around the world and offering them new opportunities
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B.Duffy
Ireland
I promise to ring the bell by:Teach kids who look up to me that strong men respect women—and walk the talk.
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Gaetano Taormina
New York, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:To ensure that all female friends, family, and acquaintances receive the respect they deserve and to be a voice against those who disagree.
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Johnathan Royal
District of Columbia, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:by educating men on how to respect women
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Michael Archbald
Massachusetts, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Continue to run a Home Health Care agency, employ mostly women, pay decent wages, offer micro loans, flex hours, advocate for equal rights
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Jimmy W. Teal
Texas, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:I promise to educate people about violence and the outcome it produces.
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Vini Creations
California, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Speaking up and standing against violence.
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Jim Ditto
New York, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:Recognizing and confronting violence and intimidation of women in public and in the media. By disrespecting women, we dishonor ourselves.
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Jagadish
India
I promise to ring the bell by:Striving towards protecting rights of women and spreading awareness about domestic violence against women.
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Ray Battams
Canada
I promise to ring the bell by:telling people every 911 that more people die from domestic violence every year than in the attacks of 911. My aunt was murdered on 911 1985
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George Minegishi
Arizona, United States
I promise to ring the bell by:I promise to help end violence against women by leading by example.