2006 Theme Announcement
16 DAYS of activism
against gender violence NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 10,
2006
Celebrate 16
Years of 16 Days: Advance
Human Rights ‹—› End Violence Against Women
2006 marks the 16th anniversary of the 16 Days of
Activism Against Gender Violence campaign! Since 1991, the
16 Days campaign has worked to increase the visibility of violence
against women as a human rights violation. The campaign has been
utilized by groups all over the world to demand support services for
survivors, enhance prevention efforts, press for legal and judicial
reform, and use international human rights instruments to address
violence against women as a human rights violation, a public health
crisis and a threat to human security and peace
worldwide.
This year, the 16 Days campaign celebrates activists
who have made the campaign a success and honors women human rights
defenders who have suffered intimidation and violence for their
activism and/or have given their lives fighting for gender
equality. (See information on the website about November
29th which was declared in 2005 as the day to recognize women’s
human rights defenders.) This year commemorates progress on
addressing violence against women in our communities, nations,
regions and around the world and calls for reflection on how to
continue to advance this work.
While
there has been progress in the struggle to end violence against
women, many challenges persist. This year’s campaign seeks to
revisit and strengthen the human rights focus of work on gender
based violence against women. It also hopes to look at the many
obstacles women face in our communities and nations that intersect
with violence against women, such as armed conflict, war, poverty,
HIV/AIDS, globalization and other challenges to human rights. As the
United Nations undergoes internal reform, we seek to ensure that
women’s human rights concerns, including violence, are fully
integrated into all of the UN’s agendas. In October of 2006, the UN
Secretary General will release an in-depth study on all forms of
violence against women. The 16 Days campaign provides an opportunity
to capitalize on the report and pressure governments and the UN to
make greater concrete commitments to eradicating violence against
women.
The 2006 theme reinforces an understanding that
advancing human rights and ending violence against women are
mutually reinforcing: We encourage you to use this year to
share 16 Days successes and struggles with one another, and to
strategize collectively about ways to increase the effectiveness of
the campaign, especially its human rights focus.
Please see the 2006 Take Action kit for more details,
including actions tailored especially for 16 Years of 16 Days!
The kit will be available online and in print form in
September – contact the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at the
address below to request a kit.
Center for Women’s Global Leadership 160 Ryders Lane
, Rutgers University , New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555 USA; Phone
(1-732) 932-8782; Fax: (1-732) 932-1180; E-mail: cwgl@igc.org; Or to access the kit
online, go to: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/home.html
Join the 16 Days movement!
Create
or join a community, campus, national or international activity for
the 16 Days. Request a Take Action kit, join the 16 Days listserv,
and use past 16 Days International Calendars of Activities
(available online) to spark ideas for your activities or to find
information about groups in your area. Submit your planned projects
to CWGL for posting to the 2006 International Calendar of Activities
and become part of the global 16 Days movement.
Join
the 16 Days electronic discussion!
Join
the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence email listserv
discussion, which assists activists to share work against violence,
to build partnerships with others worldwide, and to develop
strategies and themes for the annual 16 Days campaign. To join the
discussion, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/16days_discussion.
Request a 2006 Take Action kit!
Contact
CWGL to receive a free copy of the Take Action kit for the 16 Days
campaign. The Take Action kit will be available in September and
includes:
- suggested actions and materials for the 2006
campaign: 16 Years of 16 Days
- a
campaign profile and information about dates
- a
list of participating organizations and countries
- a
bibliography and resource list
The
contents of the Take Action kit will also be posted
online.
Submit
your materials! Help us build a 16 Days Archive!
CWGL
requests that participants in the 16 Days campaign – past as well as
present – send descriptions of your current or past 16 Days events
to the contact information below for posting in the electronic
International Calendar of Activities. CWGL would
also be pleased to receive other materials, including posters,
fliers, photographs, t-shirts, video footage, poems, songs,
statements, and reports for the campaign archives. If you have
photographs, documents, or other examples of your work that you can
send in an electronic version, please do so and we will post it on
the website.
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The Center for Women's Global Leadership is a
co-convenor of the Violence Against Women sub-group of the
Global Coalition, a UNAIDS
initiative. | |