16 Days of Activism 2024: Rage & Resilience
Every year, Equality Bahamas hosts a series of events during the Global 16 Days Campaign (also known as 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence) every year. This year, our theme is on Rage (as a positive, productive energy) and Resilience (as a farce and insult).
Over the course of 16 days from November 25 to December 10, we’ll explore this theme with local Bahamian, Caribbean, and global activists and experts and a variety of events in-person in Nassau and online.
Check out all the events at a glance and register here.
November 25 – Resilience and Other Myths with Soraya Chemaly
We’re kicking things off on November 25 at 6pm EST with feminist, activist, and author Soraya Chemaly on her new book, The Resilience Myth, along with Rage Becomes Her, and the learnings and ideas we can apply to the feminist and women’s rights movements as we work to build community. We’ll talk about the important of resisting the idea and expectation that we must all struggle alone to “bounce back” from trauma. We’ll also look at rage as a positive force that can fuel our activism. Click the link above to register for this online event.
November 26 – Through Rage to Activism with Patrice Daniel, Erin Greene & Jessica Russell
On Tuesday, November 26 at 6pm EST, join us for a roundtable discussion – Through Rage to Activism – with Patrice Daniel, Erin Greene & Jessica Russell. Click the link above to register for this online event.
November 28 – Rage is a Catalyst with Erika Robinson
Our first in-person event of 16 Days will be held at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas at 6pm EST on Wednesday November 28. Empowerment Coach Erika Robinson will guide us through an interactive workshop on using rage as a catalyst. Click the link above to reserve your spot for this in-person event in Nassau.
November 30 – Questioning Climate Resilience with Marjahn Finlayson
After an amazing 4 part series on climate change, Marjahn Finlayson is back for another informative, fun chat, this time questioning the concept of climate resilience. Click the link above to register and join us Saturday, November 30 at 10 am EST.
December 2 – Leveraging CEDAW for Resilient Systems with Marion Bethel
Attorney, human rights expert, lawyer, and writer Marion Bethel joins us for a discussion on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and how it can actually create resilient systems for the benefit of all. Click the link above to join the online session on Monday, December 2 at 6pm EST.
December 3 – Channeling Rage: A Theatre Workshop with Paula Hamilton-Smith
Need a healthy, fun outlet for more challenging emotions? We’ve got you covered with a theatre workshop with Paula Hamilton Smith on Tuesday, December 3 at 6pm EST from the comfort of your own space. Click the link above to register.
December 4 – Managing Disasters with Barrise Griffin
Barrise Griffin is the Master of Disaster, so we’ll be in conversation with her about disaster management, focusing on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. We know that it cannot be about individual actions, contingent on our limited resources, but has to be systemic and for the benefit of all. Join us in learning about existing systems and what we still need to build. Click the link above to register for this virtual event on Wednesday, December 4 at 6pm EST.
December 5 – Femicide in the Caribbean with Taitu Heron
December 7 – Making Our Rage Visible with Sonia Farmer & Margot Bethel
It’s a (printmaking) party in the front and the back at Poinciana Paper Press, all day! Drop in at #12 Parkgate Road, any time between 10am and 5pm, for stamp-making with Sonia Farmer and screenprinting with Margot Bethel! We’re going to make great art together, and everyone will have a keepsake to take home. Click the link above for more information about this in-person event on Saturday, December 7.
Drop by from 11am to 5pm on Sunday, December 8 and get more details at the link above.
December 9 – Writing Our Rage: A Workshop with Staceyann Chin
Staceyann Chin has been writing her rage for years, and taking over rooms with hundreds of people, making it impossible for anyone to fail to share in that rage. In this in-person workshop at Poinciana Paper Press, she will guide us in tapping into our own and putting it on the page. She is traveling from Jamaica to be with us, so don’t miss this opportunity to learn from and write with Staceyann Chin. Click the link above to register for this event on Monday, December 9 at 6pm EST.
December 10 – Let’s Make a Rage Book! with Sonia Farmer
Poinciana Paper Press is one of our favourite places to be, especially when Sonia Farmer is facilitating a workshop. Everyone needs a place to put their rage. For some of us, it’s the page. Together, we’ll design a book, giving ourselves a space to put the rage we know we need to feel and express. There will be snacks! Join us at #12 Parkgate Road for the last day of 16 Days and Human Rights Day. Everyone will leave with their own book, and probably a few new friends too. Click the link above for more details on this in-person event on Tuesday, December 10 at 6pm EST.