Bristol man featured in national campaign against violence towards women
Jason Selormey joins portrait series to encourage men to speak up
A college manager from Bristol is featured in a powerful new portrait series launched to mark White Ribbon Day, urging men to speak up to help end violence against women and girls.
Jason Selormey, 30, who works as an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) manager at Weston College in Weston-super-Mare, is one of 16 men featured in the campaign created by White Ribbon UK and award-winning photographer Claudia Janke.
The portraits, part of White Ribbon’s We Speak Up campaign, showcase men using their voices to challenge harassment, misogyny, and harmful gender stereotypes. The exhibition opened at centre:mk shopping centre in Milton Keynes on 25th November 2025 and will run until 10th December as part of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Raising awareness through portraits
The initiative aims to highlight the pivotal role that men can play in tackling gender-based violence. Research shows that 1 in 4 women will experience sexual assault or an attempted assault in their lifetime*.
Speaking at the event, Jason shared his thoughts on the importance of men’s allyship: “Look at the women in your lives and talk to them about how they feel. We live in a world that creates a really poor and fear-inducing reality for women.”
He added that becoming a White Ribbon ambassador has been an important step in his personal efforts to create change.
“Being an ambassador was a gateway for me to do more research and more reflection about what I can do. It’s made me more sensitive to the way I talk, the way I present myself, or the kind of people I'm around.
“I don’t mind being that party pooper and saying, ‘Boys, this is not right.’ As men, it’s our duty to step in.”
Calling men to be allies
The exhibition launched with an event attended by contributors, campaigners, and council representatives, including the leader of Milton Keynes Council.
Photographer Claudia Janke, whose work has documented human rights movements globally for more than 20 years, said the project is aimed at involving men in the conversation.
“Through this work, I finally met men willing to step up, who understood that it starts with them and that it is their responsibility to be part of the change. Hearing their motivations and seeing their commitment was moving and powerful,” Claudia said.
White Ribbon UK Chief Executive Lynne Elliot praised the ambassadors’ willingness to stand up for women and girls during the exhibition launch:
“It’s brilliant to see men speaking up. Our ambassadors help make speaking up the norm, and this is so important in challenging and changing the culture that enables violence against women and girls. Every time someone stays silent, it’s a missed opportunity to stand up for what’s right,” Lynne said.
The portraits are accompanied by videos where each man explains their commitment to the campaign, along with messages of allyship and accountability.
The We Speak Up exhibition is sponsored by London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway and is available to view at centre:mk shopping centre in Milton Keynes until 10th December 2025.