Published by Beryl Rahman at 25 November 2021

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

25 November – 10^th December 2021

The United Nations 16 days of activism begins on 25th November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and ends of 10th December – Human Rights Day. 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. Human trafficking, a $150 billion global industry, is one of the greatest examples of violence against women and girls. As well, millions of women and girls are forced to marry or to work in terrible conditions for little pay and no chance of an education. Pope Francis reminds us: “It is not possible to remain indifferent before the knowledge that human beings are bought and sold like goods!” To assist communities, workplaces, parishes and schools take part in the 16 Days Campaign ACRATH has developed a number of resources. Click on the following icons to access these resources. For more detailed information, please check out the ACRATH website: https://acrath.org.au/take-action/16-days/.

November 25th – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

As Presentation People of welcoming heart, we join with ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans) and the international community for 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. I will be sharing with you the resources prepared by ACRATH over the coming days. Please feel free to share this information with your networks.

“The United Nations 16 days of activism begins on 25th November and was declared to pay tribute to three sisters, Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa Mirabal, as well as global recognition of gender violence. Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa were born and educated in the Dominican Republic. All three sisters and their husbands were constantly persecuted for their outspoken and clandestine activities against the Trujillo regime.

In early November 1960, Trujillo declared that his two problems were the Church and the Mirabal sisters. On 25 November 1960, the sisters were assassinated in an “accident” as they were being driven to visit their husbands who were in prison. The brutal assassination of the three women caused much public outcry, and shocked and enraged the nation.

The memory of the Mirabal sisters and their struggle for freedom and respect for human rights for all has transformed them into symbols of dignity and inspiration in the Dominican Republic and around the world. The United Nations 16 days of activism begins on 25th November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and ends of 10th December – Human Rights Day.

2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, initiated in 1991 and coordinated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. November 25th also marks the anniversary of the brutal assassination of Patricia, Maria and Minerva Reyes, three activists in the Dominican Republic in 1960.

Human trafficking, a $150 billion global industry, is one of the greatest examples of violence against women and girls. As well, millions of women and girls are forced to marry or to work in terrible conditions for little pay and no chance of an education.

Pope Francis reminds us: “It is not possible to remain indifferent before the knowledge that human beings

are bought and sold like goods!”

Acknowledgement and Text Retrieved from: https://acrath.org.au/take…/16-days/stories-of-activism/

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