White Ribbon Distances Itself From ‘Offensive’ Anti-Family Violence Jetski Parade In Sydney

White Ribbon Australia has said it’s not associated with plans to hold a parade of 50 jetskis on Sydney Harbour to campaign against domestic and family violence and will not be officially participating. But at this stage the NSW Government-organised event will still go ahead. The idea was for jetskis to zoom around and form a ribbon shape with the white water on White Ribbon Day on Friday, but advocates and anti-violence groups were quick to identify the stunt as insensitive and “beyond offensive”.

White Ribbon’s jetski stunt feels like the equivalent of 50 bros standing in formation with leaf blowers roaring. It’s bewildering they can’t read the room. They just don’t get it. The conversation they’ll have from this will do their charity untold damage-it stokes…revulsion

— Nikki Gemmell (@NikkiGemmell) November 15, 2022