1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: And now we know that the No More Family Violence 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Ride with Charlie king It's happening this weekend with the 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: convoy of bikes setting off from Hidden Valley on Saturday afternoon, 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: I believe, and event organizer Marguerite Bowen joins me in 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: the studio to tell us a little bit more. Good 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: morning to you, Margarite. 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 2: Oh, good money, Katie. It's nice to be here again 8 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 2: and talk about this amazingly worthy cause for people to 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: join in and participate. 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: It is such an amazing cause and something that was 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: founded by Charlie quite a large number of years ago, 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: the No More Campaign, and a really wonderful reason for 13 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: everybody to get together and go on this ride on 14 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: the weekend, isn't. 15 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: It absolutely Katie. Yes, I've got a bit of information here. 16 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: So it's going back to about two thousand and six 17 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 2: when the campaign began and sadly, our Charlie King am 18 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: is the founder of the campaign and it is an 19 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 2: initiative that addresses prevention of domestic and family violence through 20 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: a whole of the community approach. It's looking at working 21 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: with men and service providers and a way to community 22 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: to develop local responses to reduce the incidents of domesticond 23 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: family by changing men's behavior and atitude towards women with 24 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: the safety of women and children as the primary objective. 25 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: And it is quite a good opportunity for the motorbike 26 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: club writing community of Darwin and anybody else that might 27 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: wish to come up to Darwin for a special event 28 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: to join in in that ride. 29 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: Now, to anybody who's never taken part in it or 30 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: isn't familiar with the Weekends right, tell us a little 31 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: bit more about it in terms of where it starts 32 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: and you know what it's all going to be about. 33 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 2: Yes, we start gathering from about four thirty at the 34 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,639 Speaker 2: Hidden Valley Model Sports Complex and there will be signs 35 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: as you are turned into the complex, you turn to 36 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: the left where the officers are and that's where we 37 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 2: will get from about four thirty. We will be commencing 38 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: our right at five point thirty sharp and hopefully we 39 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: can get a lap around the Hidden Valley race track, 40 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: which will be a bit of an attraction for us 41 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: to be out there, and we certainly have all the 42 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 2: bikes and people that ride a bike and people that 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: like to be appillion to come along. We will be 44 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: going on onto Tager Brandon drive across through Mitchell Street, 45 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: down back to Stuart Highway, I left to McMillan's Road 46 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: and then to Aballa Road and finishing off with linking 47 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: arms at the oval of the Rugby Union Stadium at Marah. 48 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: And that's such a moving part of the whole ride, 49 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: I reckon. When you see everybody there together with their 50 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: arms linked, it is like it's a really strong message 51 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: and a really strong thing to do. 52 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: Yes, in the past we've been linking arms with the 53 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: os rules plays at the Nightcliff Oval and Charlie said 54 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: perhaps we should give a Rugby Union players an opportunity 55 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 2: to link arms this year, and it certainly is. It's 56 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: amazing to see people in a big circle with big 57 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 2: rugby players with gray bearded or not bearded, biker riders 58 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: and the girls and boys and everybody else in a 59 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: linking in for one specific cause, which is to prevent 60 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 2: and domestic violence and to make people aware of how 61 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: what it is and how that it is that it 62 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: is there and for us to be aware of trying 63 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: to avoid it. 64 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, yes, spot on. Now it's all in the name 65 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: of a good cause, as we all know. And you've 66 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: just touched on that, and I know that there is 67 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: going to be some money raised as well. How exactly 68 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: are you are you doing that part? 69 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: Yes, we do not take any money for a registration. 70 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 2: We simply invite people to come along and participate, and 71 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: we hope that we will have one hundred, one hundred 72 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: and fifty, maybe two hundred bikes or even more. So 73 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: I do encourage and invite all the motorbike riders to 74 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: come along and participate. There is no limit on the 75 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: numbers we will have. I have. I've managed to get 76 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 2: together some patches if anybody likes to have their patch 77 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: on their vest. 78 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: That is all. 79 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: Everything's been donated, so there is absolutely no money that 80 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: anybody makes out of it. But if any of you wishes, 81 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 2: anybody wishes to buy a patch, you know five ten dollars. 82 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 2: There will be buckets going around to collect donations, so 83 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 2: please come along and bring some cash to put into 84 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: the bucket. In the past, we've managed to get some 85 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: money together from the donations, and we've donated seven hundred 86 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: and fifty dollars to the Dornhouse last year and the 87 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: seven hundred and fifty dollars to the Catholic Care Office 88 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,239 Speaker 2: and we did ask them how the money has been spent, 89 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: and it was great to hear that there was a 90 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: holiday a time where the money was spent on organizing 91 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: activities for the children and there was some presents for 92 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 2: the children, and so it was really good actually to 93 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: see the money going towards a good because there were 94 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: some courses. Also we know that there are courses running 95 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 2: for the awareness of domestic vallence and prevention, and that 96 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 2: money is also being put tools that cause. 97 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: Such an important cause and such. You know, it is 98 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: something that's so prevalentere in the Northern Territory. So I 99 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: think it's such an important thing to do, Marguerite. If 100 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: there is anybody listening this morning who's thinking I would 101 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: like to take part, or they're wondering a little bit more, 102 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: they want a bit more details, Should they head to 103 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: your Facebook page or what's the best way to go? 104 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 2: Absolutely, they certainly can go on a Facebook page. There 105 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: will be a flyer poster about the evenge and also 106 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 2: I have distributed fliers to motorbike shops yesterday, beautiful color 107 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 2: colorful fliers donated by Iron Buck. Thanks Sean for the printing. 108 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 2: So if anybody goes to cyclones or to Yamaha or 109 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 2: to Harley Davidson's shops. There are posters there if you 110 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 2: like to collect one, and in any event, the event 111 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 2: is very well organized. Of course, we have an insurance, 112 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 2: of course, a police. I just like to say thank 113 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 2: you to our police who have offered their assistance to 114 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 2: provide esculture, and thank you to the Anti government that 115 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 2: have provided their assistance by way of giving us a 116 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: green light wave so we won't be getting separated along 117 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: the way. We have a lot of other sponsors that 118 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: I'll certainly mention at the beginning of the ride, but 119 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 2: we really are very grateful also to the traffic works 120 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: and Chris Boyerd that have provided road management and Shannon's 121 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 2: Insurance that also provided their funds to pay for the 122 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 2: insurance of the event. And I do like to encourage 123 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 2: people to come along. There will be Shannon's Insurance by 124 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: the way at the start that will be offering their services, 125 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 2: that will have their stall if you like to come 126 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: along and perhaps ask them to to help you with 127 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: insurance on the bike. So that's something else that I 128 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 2: would really. 129 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: Like to people. 130 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 2: People know that we have a lot of opportunities to 131 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 2: participate for the cause and just be there and meet 132 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: other fellow writers. 133 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 1: Well, good stuff, Marguerite Bowen, It is always lovely to 134 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: speak to you. I know that you're heavily involved in 135 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: the organization of this and have been for quite a 136 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: few years now, haven't you. 137 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 2: Yes, I do part of my practice. I'm a humble 138 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 2: local legal practitioner, and one of the things that I 139 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 2: do within my practice is to assist people with their 140 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 2: domestic violence cases in court and in generally in life. 141 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: You know, obviously giving some advice about the whole situation 142 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 2: and the issues about not going to God or going 143 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: to court and dealing with the issue of domestic violence. 144 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 2: And it certainly is a part of our life. And 145 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 2: I did manage to mention the issue of domestic violence 146 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 2: that one of our functions, and Charlie happened to be there, 147 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 2: and so know, how about if we have a bike 148 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 2: ride about it. You know, we certainly started doing it 149 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: from that mansion and I think we've been doing it 150 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 2: since seventeen. I think it was the first one on, 151 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: so it's been going on. We had a bit of 152 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: a break there with COVID, but we've been there and 153 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: every other year. 154 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: Good on you. I know that it is it does 155 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: take a lot of work to put together events like this, 156 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: so a big you know, good on you and congratulations 157 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: for the work that you do within the community. I 158 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: know that it can be tough work and yeah, I 159 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: appreciate you coming on ta have a chat with us 160 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: about it this morning. 161 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me Kate, and I 162 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 2: hope everybody is listening and everybody that has an opportunity 163 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: and bake some comes along and participate in that ride. 164 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 2: And I do thank very much for all the support 165 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: to all the people that have helped to assist with this, 166 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 2: with organizing this because it is a lot of event, 167 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: but it doesn't matter how hard it is, because the 168 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 2: main message is there for us to get across and 169 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 2: that's the main thing, So come along and join in 170 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: the raid. 171 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: Absolutely well, Marguerite Bowen, thank you so much for your 172 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: time this morning. Always appreciate you coming into the studio. 173 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 2: Thank you. 174 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: Kay