http://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/d2dchallengerun
www.darknesstodaylightchallenge.com.au
Why Darkness to Daylight?
When women, men and children face the silent epidemic that is domestic violence, they feel alone and face extreme solitude, pain and hardships. The 100km run epitomises the challenge that is domestic violence and a runner at the front will hold a candle symbolising the hope that the victims will feel, which is often so out of reach. Services are available to victims and perpetrators in order to help us achieve a vision of a world where families are a safe and loving environment for every one of us. The runners taking up the challenge of the last 10km will represent our community and services that are there to speak out and help those faced with this epidemic. But they need everyone of us to take on the challenge of speaking out about domestic violence so that it comes out from the closed doors of our homes.
Why Challenge Yourself?
The combined 110km run epitomises the challenge that is domestic violence. Each 1km will represent a person who lost their life in the previous year to domestic violence. We ask you to join the challenge and commit to speaking out about domestic violence.
How can you get involved?
1. Run the whole 110km as a whole or relay the distance with a team in 3, 7 or 10km legs;
2. Run the last 10kms together with the overnight runners, as a team or individually;
3. Walk the last 3kms, as a team or individually.
The only 'rule' is that the candle will always be moving and will always 'light the way' with the front-runner.
Schedule Overview
Wednesday 6 May 2015
17.30 Southbank Cultural Forecourt,
Candle Lighting Vigil18.30 Southbank Cultural Forecourt, Runners leave the Candle Lighting Vigil to start the 110km
Darkness to Daylight ChallengeThursday 7 May 2015
05.30 Southbank Cultural Forecourt, Final 10km Morning 'Together' Run Challenge Starts
06.00 Southbank Cultural Forecourt, Last 3km Walk Starts
07.00 Southbank Cultural Forecourt, Free Breakfast
08.00 Southbank Cultural Forecourt, Darkness to Daylight Challenge Concludes
The Challenge = 110km on 6th & 7th May 2015.
Every year in Australia approximately 110 women, children and men die because of domestic and family violence. Australia's CEO Challenge, with the support of law firm Minter Ellison, are shining a light once again on this silent epidemic.
Last year 280 runners and walkers carried the message that domestic violence is not okay and raised $20,000 for Australia's CEO Challenge so that we could help:
- Train over 1,000 people to Recognise, Respond and Refer.
- 945 women and 1,275 children fleeing from violent homes.
- Implement 14 workplaces with policies to keep staff employed when affected by domestic violence.
- 46,000 employees by violence proofing their workplace.
This year we ask you to
sign up to challenge yourself, your friends, your colleagues, your dog and your neighbours for all or part of the challenge through darkness in to daylight.
Together we can make a difference and speak out - every step counts towards our shared vision of a world safe from violence.
