16 Days of Activism

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender based Violence is a global campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and its impact on a woman’s physical, psychological, social and spiritual wellbeing. 

The 16 Days of Activism begins on 25 November on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on December 10 which is International Human Rights Day. These two dates highlight that violence against women is a human rights abuse and that human rights cannot be universal without human rights for women.

During the 16 days, activists around the world use the campaign to further raise awareness about the prevalence and devastating impact of gender based violence, to celebrate victories gained by the Women’s Rights Movement, challenge policy and practice that allow women to be targeted for acts of violence and demand that violence against women be recognised as an abuse of human rights.

We have a history of promoting this important campaign, and has an ongoing commitment to stand up and call out negative and harmful attitudes to women, and to raise awareness of how violence begins in society. 

2024 Campaign in Hobsons Bay

We are participating in the 16 Days of Activism this year by:

• running a values-based messaging campaign in Council facilities
• lighting up the Altona Theatre orange each night
• participating in various initiatives of the Western Region Preventing Violence Together partnership
• putting on a community event at the Laverton Community Hub designed in collaboration with Hobsons Bay inter-agency partners (details below).

We invite the community to join us for a morning tea and lived experience talk by author Sunenna Bella Sharma at Laverton Community Hub on Tuesday 10 December, 10am–12pm.