James O'Connell

Every day, men are victims of emotional abuse and manipulation.

And sadly this has just become accepted as the norm

Do you feel you've been manipulated into a relationship? 

Have you been emotionally blackmailed and made to feel guilty for simply being who you are?

Have you been tricked into providing financial support for nothing in return?

I'ts time to support our men with a public campaign to start raising awareness

It will be a long and difficult battle but right now we just have 1 small goal - to raise $4650 and pay for 1 month's advertising on the main digital billboard in World Square, Sydney.

World Square is a large development in the Sydney Central Business District, New South Wales, Australia. It features a shopping centre, hotels, office buildings and residential apartment towers.

Our ad with be a simple black background with the words "Manipulation of men, Australia says no"

It's a 4-week, 15 second slot (the digital billboard rotates between 6 different ads)

We have chosen the World square digital billboard due to the low cost relative to other sites and also because we wanted a location where people could stop and take pics instead of driving past it on a highway, for example. We would love to try and raise funds for a more prominent location but, for now, we thought we would start small and see how things go

We are asking for $4650

$3650 of this is for the digital billboard (3500 for 4 weeks advertising plus 150 installation fee)

The remaining funds will be to cover expenses in running the campaign - for example, costs to produce - mugs, stubby coolers, postage, facebook ads

Creating awareness and challenging people's views