16 Days of activism Against Gender Violence
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University in 1991.
Participants chose the dates, November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women, and December 10, International Human Rights Day, in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a human rights violation.
The 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organising strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women by:
- Raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional and international levels
- Strengthening local work around violence against women
- Establishing a clear link between local and international work to end violence against women -providing a forum in which organisers can develop and share new and effective strategies
- Demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world organising against violence against women
- Creating tools to pressure governments to implement promises made to eliminate violence against women
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World YWCA General Secretary interacts with teen girls around 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
As part of its ongoing support for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, the World YWCA participates once again in the campaign organised by Stardoll, the online fashion and social gaming community for teen girls (www.stardoll.com). Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, World YWCA General Secretary is one of several global leaders invited to interact with members of the Stardoll community in Q&A sessions on various crucial topics around the theme of the campaign.
Trinidad and Tobago against gender violence
The YWCA and the UN SYSTEM in Trinidad and Tobago hosted a formal launch in the Borough of Chaguanas on November 25, 2011 to mark the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is an annual campaign observed across the world from November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Gender Based Violence to December 10, International Human Rights Day.
World YWCA Participates Actively in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign 2011
Since its inception 21 years ago, the World YWCA has endorsed the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign - an international campaign originated from the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, in 1991.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 2011
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, which will be entering its 21st year, will be kicking off in just a few weeks! This year’s theme, “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World,” seeks to highlight the connections between violence against women and militarism at all levels - from the domestic sphere to conflict. It also emphasises that our peaceful, non-violent actions and attitudes “at home” in our local communities can extend outward and influence peace in the world.
The World YWCA begins the 16 Days of Activism Campaign 2010
As we observe the 2010 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and as we mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence on November 25, millions of women are being subjected to grave forms of violence.
Announcing the 2010 16 Days Campaign theme!
This year marks the twentieth year of the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign”. The campaign began in 1991 and originated from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute, sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University. The idea of the campaign is to draw attention at a local, national and global level to the different forms of violence that women face. It also aims to show the link between violence against women and human rights highlighting that such violence is a human rights violation; thus the dates chosen for the campaign November 25 - International Day Against Violence Against Women - to December 10, - International Human Rights Day.