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The men and women of Harcourts Victoria are preparing to take a walk against domestic violence in the sixth annual Walk A Mile in Their Shoes event.
The auctioneering agents, property managers, administrators and everyone in between will “click” their heels alongside new White Ribbon CEO Tracey McLeod Howe, starting at Southbank’s Queensbridge Square in Melbourne and going to Federation Square’s Amphitheatre, today at 11.30.
Known as the leading preventable contributor to death and illness for women aged 18 to 44 in Australia, the walk will raise awareness and funds for the cause.
Fellow Victorians are invited to join the Harcourts team in their peaceful mile-long walk as they aim to reach the $500,000 target in total funds raised for White Ribbon.
The organisation is on the front line, rolling out primary prevention programs with schoolchildren, workplaces and communities across Australia.
The Walk A Mile in Their Shoes campaign started in 2013, with over $400,000 raised for White Ribbon Australia to date.
CEO of Harcourts Victoria, White Ribbon advocate and 2013 Telstra Victorian Business Woman of the Year, Sadhana Smiles spearheaded the initiative in Australia in 2013.
She said that domestic violence is a growing epidemic in Australia, one that isn’t going away.
“Since we started this initiative, the stats haven’t improved,” Ms Smiles said. “This is why primary prevention has never been more important. One in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by someone they know — we have to think of our mothers, sisters, girlfriends and friends here. This has to end.
“Harcourts Victoria is proud to be Walking A Mile in Their Shoes and we want to invite Melburnians to join us on the day and make any donation they can.
“All funds raised will go towards White Ribbon’s Breaking the Silence program providing primary prevention education in schools, teaching children that violence is simply not acceptable.”
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