Date: 25 November 2009
Source: Center for Women's Global Leadership
On November 25th, the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) launched the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a global project it has coordinated for 19 years from Rutgers University, New Jersey. This year's campaign honours groups and individuals who have committed to bringing violence against women to global attention, to encouraging everyone to take action, and to demanding accountability for promises made to eliminate violence. The 16 Days Facebook page generated over 1000 fans in a few weeks. Over its history, more than 2,800 groups from 156 countries have joined the campaign at the local, national and global levels. A quick glimpse of a few of the hundreds of events planned:
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An international network of community radio broadcasters will host programmes on the theme
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Numerous self-defense training workshops in schools in Belize
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A Canadian group's seminar is on masculinity and hip hop with a critical analysis of mainstream music and its intersections with racism, sexism, and gender-based violence
