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


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


  • Domestic Abuse Report Launch: 10th of March

    We’re really excited to be launching the report of the Domestic Abuse Commission on Wednesday 10th March from 5.45pm.

    The event will be virtual on MS Teams.

    The commission, chaired by Polly Neate CBE, has set out to outline how the local area, led by the council, can improve its response to domestic abuse, and importantly the role of addressing culture and the normalisation of abuse within that, as well as offering a blueprint for others to follow. The commission has run engagement with survivors of domestic abuse every two weeks and focus groups with over 500 residents and professionals. The commission’s report is structured around seven survivor outcomes, based on the changes that survivors of domestic abuse told us they would like to see in their lives as a result of our work. Under each outcome are a series of practical recommendations about what the borough should do, and in what order. We think the report and its recommendations will be relevant for local areas across the country.

    Please sign up to the event on Eventbrite, and the MS Teams link and further details and the agenda will be shared.

    Any questions, please email florence.henry@lbbd.gov.uk

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