Peel Committee Against Women Abuse (PCAWA) is participating in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign from November 25th (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10th (Human Rights Day). For the next 16 days (including this one), the PCAWA will be sending out suggestions on the actions you can take to end violence against women and support women in transition. We encourage all community partners and community members to mark the 16 Days of Activism with us. Together we can make a difference and contribute to ending violence against women.
Day 1:
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and also the first day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women Campaign. This year marks the 25th anniversary of this international campaign that started from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute coordinated by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991. The dates (November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10 - International Human Rights Day) were chosen in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights, increase awareness of the systemic nature of violence against women, and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of women’s human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including November 29 International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1 World AIDS Day, and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
(Sources: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action/16-days-of-activism and http://16dayscwgl.rutgers.edu/)
Take Action:
The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women Campaign theme for 2016 is: “ORANGE THE WORLD: RAISE MONEY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN”. Our local community partner GRAN (Grandmothers Advocacy Network) has asked the City of Mississauga to light their buildings orange. Please “orange” your clothes, facebook profile picture, and spaces today and spread the word through social media #orangetheworld and #16days
For more information:
facebook.com/SayNO.UNiTE
twitter.com/SayNO_UNiTE
Day 1:
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and also the first day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women Campaign. This year marks the 25th anniversary of this international campaign that started from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute coordinated by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991. The dates (November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10 - International Human Rights Day) were chosen in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights, increase awareness of the systemic nature of violence against women, and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of women’s human rights. This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates including November 29 International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1 World AIDS Day, and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
(Sources: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action/16-days-of-activism and http://16dayscwgl.rutgers.edu/)
Take Action:
The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women Campaign theme for 2016 is: “ORANGE THE WORLD: RAISE MONEY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN”. Our local community partner GRAN (Grandmothers Advocacy Network) has asked the City of Mississauga to light their buildings orange. Please “orange” your clothes, facebook profile picture, and spaces today and spread the word through social media #orangetheworld and #16days
For more information:
facebook.com/SayNO.UNiTE
twitter.com/SayNO_UNiTE
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