16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence_25th November to 10th December 2024

Monday, 25th November 2024

JEDO invites you to prayerfully reflect on the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, beginning on Monday, the 25^th of November and going through to Tuesday, the 10^th of December.

For your information,  the 25^th of November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women; with Human Rights Day being on the 10^th of December.  We hope you can join us in this act of solidarity for the safety of women and girls.

Below are Daily Prompts for the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence.  This includes information on the 2022-2023 Social Justice Statement from the national bishops, Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse; as well as the Safeguarding Program resource, A Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence.

16 Days of Activism to End GBV (pdf)

Safeguarding – A Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence (pdf)

If you have any questions in relation to this invitation, please contact JEDO

16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence runs from 25 November to 10 December annually.

The international campaign was started by the Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. It begins each year on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and runs until Human Rights Day.

The aim is to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.

For the past few years, the theme for the campaign has focused on ‘ending femicide’ and this year’s global theme is “UNITE! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls”.

For more information about the campaign, visit the UN Women website.

Click here to read the concept note.

RESOURCES

Action Calendars:

• Click here to download the ACRATH 16 Days of Activism Calendar.

Prayers:

• Click here to access some prayers prepared by the Common Grace which you may be able to pray in these coming days or share with your networks.

• Click here to access an Anti-Trafficking Reflection Service published on the ACRATH website prepared by by Anne McPhee ibvm, based on a reflection by the late Carol Hogan sss.