Around the world, dedicated women have created support services for women who are survivors of men's violence: safe houses for battered women, rape crisis centres, counselling services, and legal aid clinics. Women escaping violent situations depend on these services. They deserve men's support and our financial backing.

Ending violence against Aboriginal women won’t happen overnight. Real solutions are truly long-term solutions. This is because men’s violence against Aboriginal women is rooted in inequalities between men and women, and in the way men learn to be men. Legal changes to combat men’s violence against Aboriginal women (such as laws against rape and battering) are very important. The police and courts must diligently enforce such laws. This is not enough.

Let’s work together to change our attitudes and behaviour. Let’s help men be better men by getting rid of our suits of armour; that is, attitudes which equate masculinity with the power to control. Let’s make positive changes in our relationships with women, children, and other men. Let’s involve men as caregivers and nurturers of the young. Changes in attitude, behaviour, and institutions take time. We must look at how we raise future generations. We must teach our children by example that using violence in personal relationships is unacceptable.