One of the activities planned, besides the panel discussion that is planned on the 25 of November at the Philipsburg Community and Cultural Center from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, is the 16 Days Campaign Against Gender Violence.
Joy Arnell of Women's Desk said that the 16 Days activism against gender based violence commences on November 25th and ends December 10th. It is designed to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. It also highlights other significant dates including November 29, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, December 1, World AIDS Day and December 6, which marks the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
Internationally, Arnell said, the 16 Days Campaign is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women by:
raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue;
strengthening local work around violence against women;
establishing a clear link between local and international work to end violence against women;
providing a forum in which organizers can develop and share new and effective strategies;
demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world organizing against violence against women;
creating tools to pressure governments to implement promises made to eliminate violence against women.
The general public is urged to attend the panel discussion that is planned on the 25th of November at the Philipsburg Community and Cultural Center from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
