Middlesex Sheriff to Co-Chair 2016 White Ribbon Day Campaign

ICYMI: Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian has been chosen to co-chair the 2016 White Ribbon Day Campaign.

The 2016 Massachusetts White Ribbon Day Campaign is sponsored by Jane Doe Inc., and the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

Sheriff Koutoujian has been a stalwart advocate on issues related to sexual and domestic violence and was one of the first to sign up as a White Ribbon Day Ambassador in 2007, according to Jane Doe Inc., according to a press statement.

“I am proud to stand with Jane Doe, as I have for many years to highlight the important role men have as fathers, sons, brothers, friends and mentors in ending violence against women,” Sheriff Peter Koutoujian said in a statement.

The campaign’s co-chair this year is Thaddeus Miles, who has years of experience empowering people and strengthening youth voice, and vision along with his work around public safety to this work.

White Ribbon Day will be held on March 3, 2016, in Massachusetts. It is a collaborative where many communities join to operate city and town proclamation events, information, and education events.

“I am honored to serve as Co-Chair of the 2016 White Ribbon Day Campaign because a man’s strength should be shown though his character and moral judgment, never through the use of force and violence,” said Sheriff Koutoujian in a statement.

The Massachusetts White Ribbon Day Campaign has its roots in the international White Ribbon Campaign started in Canada in response to a mass murder 26 years ago when a young man massacred thirteen female students and injured over a dozen more. Today the campaign exists in nearly 60 countries, and Massachusetts is the first in the U.S. to organize a statewide effort.

Photo Credit: Middlesex Sheriff ’s Office