The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is from November 25 to December 10. This year marks the 30th anniversary, and the theme is 16 to 365: Awareness to Action – the thought that actions to end gender-based violence against women needs to continue with the same energy every day.

The Campaign will focus on the issue of “femicide or the gender-related killing of women.” The Global 16 Days Campaign calls for the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence against women and to:

• raise awareness about gender-based violence against women as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional, and international levels
• strengthen local work around gender-based violence against women
• establish a clear link between local and international work to end gender-based violence against women
• provide a forum in which organizers can develop and share new and effective strategies
• demonstrate the solidarity of women around the world organizing against gender-based violence against women
• create tools to pressure governments to implement commitments to eliminate gender-based violence against women

(16dayscampaign.org)

Learn more about gender-based violence in our collection. Or join the Durham College community in two virtual discussions don’t he steps and actions we can take to create an inclusive environment.