Event

16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence

Event Type: Special Day or Anniversary

Date: 25.11.07 – 10.12.07

Location: International – Many locations throughout the world.

Details

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is an annual international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991. Participants chose the dates — from 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, International Human Rights Day — in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights, and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates, including 1 December, World AIDS Day, and 6 December, which marks the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.

The 16 Days Campaign is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women.

The theme for this year's campaign is Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence Against Women. While there has been much progress made, challenges still persist that hinder the effectiveness of the work being done by anti-VAW activists and organizations. The 2007 16 Days Campaign dedicates this year’s theme to overcoming those challenges and obstacles in order to gain long overdue results in the struggle to end VAW. In collaboration with others, the 16 Days Campaign seeks to help dismantle obstacles and overcome challenges posed by social attitudes and policies that continue to condone and perpetuate gender based violence.

Sponsored by: Center for Women's Global Leadership and numerous NGOs and governmental institutions througout the world.

For more details, visit the event web page.