The 16 Days of Activism campaign runs each year from November 25 to December 10 and calls attention to the needs for action to put an end to gender-based violence against women and girls.
As part of this international campaign, the federal government’s theme for this year is Come Together, Act Now. As per the government, the theme “emphasizes how crucial it is to involve everyone in Canada – particularly men and boys – in changing social norms, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to gender-based violence. It is also a call to action urging all of us to recognize the signs of gender-based violence and to reach out for support, for ourselves or loved ones.”
We invite all our members to take a look at the federal government’s campaign page for ways to get involved as part of the 16 Days of Activism. Be sure to also check out the related United Nations campaign UNiTE. Led by UN Women, this initiative “was created to support the civil society led 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign around the world.” The UNiTE theme for this year is “Every 10 Minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence against Women”. Read more about UNiTE here.
