16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence - November 25 to December 10
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international
campaign that runs from November 25 to December 10 each year. For information about this year's campaign, including a detailed Theme Announcement and a 2004 Take Action Kit, please visit: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/home.html.
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 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 violation of human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including December 1, which is World AIDS Day, and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
The 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals
and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of
violence against women by:
Over 1,700 organizations in approximately 137 countries have participated
in the 16 Days Campaign since 1991!
The theme for 2004 is "For the Health of Women, For the Health of the
World: No More Violence" and includes a specific focus on the intersections
between violence against women and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. For more
information, including a detailed Theme Announcement and a 2004 Take Action
Kit, please visit: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/home.html.
campaign that runs from November 25 to December 10 each year. For information about this year's campaign, including a detailed Theme Announcement and a 2004 Take Action Kit, please visit: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/home.html.
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 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 violation of human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including December 1, which is World AIDS Day, and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
The 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organizing 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
- strengthening local work around violence against women
- establishing a clear link between local and international work to end
- providing a forum in which organizers can develop and share new and
- demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world organizing against
- creating tools to pressure governments to implement promises made to
Over 1,700 organizations in approximately 137 countries have participated
in the 16 Days Campaign since 1991!
The theme for 2004 is "For the Health of Women, For the Health of the
World: No More Violence" and includes a specific focus on the intersections
between violence against women and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. For more
information, including a detailed Theme Announcement and a 2004 Take Action
Kit, please visit: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/home.html.