Kempsey yarn-bombing for domestic violence | November 29, 2024 | Macleay Argus - video Dailymotion

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NSW CWA Gladstone evening branch, with support from Kempsey and South West Rocks members, have yarn-bombed trees on Smith Street, Kempsey as part of the United Nations' 16 days of activism against gender-based violence towards women.

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00:00Way back in 1991, the United Nations began 16 days of activism for the prevention of

00:19and to try and eliminate domestic violence against women.

00:23And as we all know, unfortunately, it has become much more prevalent each time we pick

00:29up our newspapers or we watch the news, we hear of women being hurt and killed in domestic

00:35violence and by people they know.

00:38Gladstone's a small, small rural town, and rural towns have as many problems as the city.

00:46We're a pretty crafty CWA, and we thought, what can we do for activism?

00:52And we thought, well, we'll hit it with handicraft.

00:56We'll crochet, we'll knit, we'll make wooden flowers, and we will yarn bomb a tree so that

01:02people will pass and go, what's that and why are they doing it?

01:06And that's what we're hoping for.

01:08Let's start a conversation.

01:10Let's everyone say, no, it's not okay.

01:14It isn't okay to hurt a woman.

01:16It isn't okay to use violence against a woman.

01:19Let's start a conversation.

01:20Let's make our kids say, that's not something I want to grow up to do.

01:25And when I look around, we've yarn bombed the trees, and people are talking, and that's

01:29all we can hope for.

01:31Let's change behaviour through conversation.

01:42Fabulous.

01:43Absolutely fabulous.

01:44I congratulate both Gladstone, South West Rocks and Kempsey for this initiative.

01:50It's very important and for all women, not only here in this Mid North Coast area, but

01:58all over Australia and the world.

02:00And when you think that one in four women will experience domestic violence of some

02:09description throughout their lifetime, I think we've got to start with the action of educating

02:17our children, showing them respect, that it starts at home, and that we have to support

02:27the women who are experiencing domestic violence.

02:31And I think the girls here have done that by showing the amount of work that they've

02:37done in knitting, crocheting, I can't do either, but it's one of those things that you just

02:46admire women who get together, who put themselves out and support the women in their area.

Kempsey yarn-bombing for domestic violence | November 29, 2024 | Macleay Argus

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