The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
16 Days - Toolkit
The National Violence Against Women Network have developed a toolkit of resources to add value to local 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaigns across Scotland. This toolkit supports a number of activities which can be progressed locally and nationally to maximise the impact of the campaign (25 November – 10 December).
The toolkit includes:
- Images of the National Network logo to be used on campaign materials and virtual meeting backgrounds. The logo banner images have been updated to include the 2024 chosen theme of Imagine a Scotland without violence against women and girls.
- Graphics and animations on key statistics/messages relating to violence against women and girls and gender equality.
- A selection of images to use as an MS Teams background.
- A template communications schedule for social media during the 16 Days campaign.
- ‘Imagine’ Theme prompt questions and pledge card.
Download the 16 Days 2024 toolkit here.
In order to showcase the use of this toolkit and activity across Scotland, please take pictures and videos of your activity during 16 Days and send to vaw@improvementservice.org.uk
16 Days Calendar of Events
This national calendar of events demonstrates the huge variety of work taking place across Scotland both online and in-person during the campaign. Please submit details of your event/programme of events to vaw@improvementservice.org.uk if you would like it to be included on our calendar.
Spotlight: Safe & Together
26 November 2024, 10.00am - 12.00pm | Online
Explore learning from implementation of the Safe & Together model in Scotland and the impact of domestic-abuse informed systems, services, and workforces.
Register for Spotlight: Safe & Together
Spotlight: Engaging with young people around online misogyny
28 November 2024, 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Online
Explore approaches to understanding and addressing the risks of online misogyny and abuse for young people in Scotland.
Register for Spotlight: Engaging with young people around online misogyny
Women with learning disabilities involved in selling or exchanging sex
28 November 2024, 11.00am - 12.45pm | Online
A free event where we will shed light on women with learning disabilities and their involvement in selling or exchanging sex in Scotland. The event will bring together experts who will share case studies and good practice examples.
Register for Women with learning disabilities involved in selling or exchanging sex (available soon)
Spotlight: Women's political representation
3 December 2024, 10.00am - 12.00pm | Online
Explore the barriers to political participation and representation for women and girls, and how this is related to tackling violence and abuse.
Register for Spotlight: Women's political registration
Spotlight: Children's voices in court processes
4 December 2024, 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Online
Explore the link between embedding children’s rights and tackling VAWG in Scotland, particularly in the context of court process and justice responses.
Register for Spotlight: Children's voices in court processes
Spotlight: Honour-based abuse
5 December 2024, 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Online
Explore the current work to raise awareness and improve responses to so-called ‘Honour’-based abuse for women and girls in Scotland.
Register for Spotlight: Honour-based abuse
Facilitating disclosures of selling or exchanging sex
10 December 2024, 9.30am - 1.00pm | Online
The recent CSE Aware report “Barriers to Disclosures of Selling or Exchanging Sex″ revealed a number challenges that practitioners face in relation to disclosures of selling or exchanging sex. To increase workers’ skills and confidence to manage disclosures of selling or exchanging sex, CSE Aware is offering an online training session for frontline practitioners.
Register your interest in Facilitating disclosures of selling or exchanging sex
Imagine a Scotland without gender-based violence
This theme was developed as part of the national planning group for 16 Days, and was inspired by the work of the Imagine Project in Dundee.
The Imagine Project 2023 - Community Artwork
Amy Black:
"Over the course of six weeks, I orchestrated a series of workshops for 'The Imagine Project' as part of my Community Education degree. Throughout these workshops, participants discussed the impacts of gender-based violence across diverse and intersectional groups of people within our society. I aimed to create a safe space and platform where people can engage with one another in a respectful manner, learning and reflecting on the issue and using community art to express themselves We discussed the behaviours, ideologies, and attitudes that underpin and perpetuate GBV, as well as the strategies we can employ to address this issue together.
Participants were then asked to create their own personal piece of art imagining what a world without GBV would look like to them. The work was gathered together to create this impactful piece of community art, encapsulating everyone’s individual stories, reflections, thoughts and feelings."
"Imagine" - Poem by Myra Ross
Myra Ross, Highland Violence Against Women Partnership Training Officer, has written a poem inspired by this year's theme. A spoken version of this work is available on Youtube and embedded below.
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