With Father's Day Pledge, Initiative Encourages Taking A Stand Against Domestic Violence

Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2015-06-14 01:56

Article here. Excerpt:

'June 21 is Father’s Day, and a local group says celebrating Dad should also mean taking a stand to end domestic violence.

The Father’s Day Pledge to End Gender Violence encourages people, particularly men, to sign a pledge that indicates their commitment to the prevention of domestic and sexual violence and abuse.

The pledge, which was launched just last year by the Southwest PA Says No More initiative, calls for men to not use violence in their own relationships and also to intervene when they see another man harming women or girls. Many notable locals, including Mayor Bill Peduto, University of Pittsburgh Head Basketball Coach Jamie Dixon and CEO of Peoples Natural Gas Morgan O’Brien have already signed this year’s pledge.

“The Father’s Day Pledge to End Gender Violence is a four-point pledge that helps men who are supportive of this issue have a better sense of what might their role be in promoting prevention,” said Kristy Trautmann, executive director of the Fisa Foundation.

The pledge can be found on the website of the No More initiative. Started by the FISA Foundation and the Heinz Endowments, the initiative is part of the national No More campaign focused on the prevention of domestic and sexual violence. The local initiative has engaged with many corporate, political and religious leaders in Pittsburgh to promote this campaign, some of whom appear in its launch video.'

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Otherwise, wouldn't there be the same on Mother's Day? After all, females initiate DV almost to the same degree as men, according to the CDC.

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2015-06-14 20:14

women initiate the violence in 70% of all domestic violence cases.
70%! (some stats say the number is higher, due to the fact than men do not report being abused, as much as do women)

my god! can't men just have a day where they are just respected and appreciated, without any of the shame & blame, guilt-tripping and brow-beating they have to endure, every other day of the year?
being that women are the ones who most commonly indulge in domestic violence, it is we, not, men that should be signing this silly thing, on mother's day! not the other way about.

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Mon, 2015-06-15 10:57

Wow. Not that I'm too surprised, seeing that defecating on fathers seems to be the order of the day for many SJWs each and every Father's day. However, seeing that this is my first Father's Day following the birth of my baby girl, I have to say they have really hit a nerve with me!

No, I won't take your stupid pledge. Because I decided a long time ago I would be a peaceful, nonviolent person, only using violence in self-defense (and I will not exclude female perpetrators from that either, thank you very much!). Why don't we start a pledge for SJWs to take to not turn Father's Day into international demonize men day?

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Submitted by xtrnl on Tue, 2015-06-16 18:10