16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2020

From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end gender-based violence around the world.

The mission of the global campaign is:

• raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional and international levels
• 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 organisers can develop and share new and effective strategies
• demonstrating the solidarity of women around the world organising against violence against women
• creating tools to pressure governments to implement promises made to eliminate violence against women

Communities all over the world held events and raised their voices to tackle gender-based violence. In 2020, Barking and Dagenham reflected on the impacts of gender-based violence in the context of a global pandemic.

Every day throughout the 16 Days we invited you to join an online conversation with us. We posted a piece of learning or information about local services from different perspectives and you discussed your thoughts and feelings in this space.

If you or a friend is need of support, please see links to in the chats for information or head to https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/domestic-abuse-and-sexual-violence