16 Days of Activism: Tackling violence against women and girls

Organisations across Falkirk and Forth Valley will take part in 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, taking place between 25^th November and 10^th December.

16 Days of Activism is an international campaign started by the Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991 and continues to be coordinated each year by the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership.

Starting on the International Day Against Violence Against Women and ending on International Human Rights Day, the dates for the campaign link these issues together and emphasize that gender-based violence against women is a violation of human rights.

This year, in Forth Valley, a series of Community Based Events have been organised during ’16 Days’ to raise awareness of these issues and the resources available in the local area. Events include:

• 25 November, Launch event at Forth Valley College, followed by a walk at the Kelpies that will be lit up for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
• Stalls and informative sessions at the libraries across the Falkirk Council Area.
• Stalls at Alloa Spiers Centre.
• The screening of “She Said” at The Hippodrome, a Cinema in Bo’ness.
• The “Violence Unseen”, a Zero Tolerance Exhibition at Stirling Bus Station.
• Pop-ups at the University of Stirling.
• And much more…

Take part

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence takes place between 25^th November and 10^th December 2022.

A full programme of events is available below, including online and in-person events and opportunities to get involved, learn, and spread the message of the campaign.