10 Ways to Stop Violence Against Women
Start making a difference today by doing the following 10 things — or just one of them. We guarantee your actions will have an impact and that you will feel good about it. Although not all these ideas are easy, some are. We want to help you make this happen, so call us at 212-424-7195 if you need more information. And get your friends and family — both women and men — to join you. We're most powerful when we work as one.

Spread the message in the workplace:
Stop violence against women — together, women and men.

Design an anti-violence poster with a teen and hang it at a local school. Visit teenpcar.com to learn about ways that young people can be a part of the anti-violence movement.

Teach boys and girls that it's never cool to hurt anyone with words or by force. Go to dvalianza.org to download a brochure (in Spanish or English) about how to talk to teens about stopping violence. Then, share the brochure with a teen.

Go to ncadv.org to find a shelter near you where you can volunteer to help women and children by donating food, clothes or your time.

Go to mencanstoprape.org and download its handout called "Rape: A Men's Issue." Give it to friends and ask them to pass it on.

Head to menagainstsexualviolence.org and sign its pledge, agreeing "to never commit, condone or remain silent about sexual violence." Share your commitment with a friend.

Join our team, which is determined to make a difference in the world! We'll send you monthly tips on how you can put your political power into action. (Yes, we have strength in numbers!)

Go to vday.org to see how to organize a local event to raise funds and awareness in order to stop violence around the world.

By signing up with the Family Violence Prevention Fund at endabuse.org, he will be joining Bill Cosby and many others in this important campaign.

to help bring women and men together to stop the violence. Print it out and keep it in your wallet. Tell friends about how and why you signed up, and get the conversation going in your community.

Have you participated in one — or all — of these activities? We here at Lifetimetv.com want to know what you did to help stop the violence against women! Share how you're changing the world here.

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