16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2021

The multiyear focus of the campaign has been on violence in the world of work, coinciding with the global campaign to #RatifyC190 (International Labour Organization‘s Convention 190 for the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work), and this year’s theme is domestic violence in the world of work. In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the campaign, started by Center for Women’s Global Leadership, the additional theme of #femicide is being recognized.

Our focus will be on both themes, and we will carry them in 2022 as we advocate for recognition of the intentional killing of women as femicide and the development of implementation of specific responses to it and the ratification of C190. It all starts with 16 Days, and 16 Days is just the start.

Join us for conversations about language, community responses to gender-based violence, reporting, data collection and analysis, CEDAW, and human rights. Get creative with us at the Dunham-inspired dance workshop and the rememorying poetry workshop. There’ll be lots of conversation and exploration, and we will also be looking for you to join us in a set of actions to make our demands, toward ending #GBV, clear. Check out the lineup and register for a session or two (or three, or four, or all!).

Full schedule of the online events:

Thursday, November 25, 6pm — Femicide: Exploring the Theme with Andra Manasi

You may recognize Ardra Manasi from a #16Days session last year which was focused on ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. She’s joining us again this year, this time to talk about the Global 16 Days Campaign’s 30th anniversary theme of #femicide.

Friday, November 26, 12pm — Femicide Around the World with Hasnaa Mokhtar, Kristina Neil, Dawn Lavell-Harvard, and Shahin Ashraf 

#Femicide, the gender-based killing of women, happens all over the world. Join us on Saturday at noon EST for a conversation with four people bringing regional perspectives.

Monday, November 29, 6pm — CEDAW: A Tool to End Gender-based Violence with Bahamian attorney-at-law and CEDAW Committee member Marion Bethel

On Monday at 6pm, we’ll be joined by #CEDAW Committee member Marion Bethel to talk about the Convention and how it can be used as a tool to end gender-based violence. We’ll look at four articles and apply them to our context to help us understand structural violence against women and the need for reform, not only in law, but also in policy, programming, and resource allocation. You don’t need to know anything about CEDAW to participate, so join us.

Tuesday, November 30, 6pm — Conversation for Men on Gender-based Violence with Todd Sargent, Stephen Thompson, Dominic Duncombe, Lavetanalagi Seru 

Join the conversation for and with men at 6pm, focused on gender-based violence, masculinity, and what men need to do to end gender-based violence. This conversation will be moderated by Todd Sargent, Acting Political/Economic Chief at United States Embassy Nassau, The Bahamas.

Wednesday, December 1, 6pm — Rememory as Method: A Poetry Workshop with Brendane Tynes

Thursday, December 2, 6pm — Community Responses to Gender-Based Violence

On Thursday, Jessica, The Therapist, Kiden Regis, and Rev. Kelli Jolly will be in conversation with us about the response of communities to gender-based violence and how it impacts survivors.

Saturday, December 4, 12pm — Dance Workshop with Gabrielle Miller

Monday, December 6, 6pm — Reporting on Femicide and Gender-Based Violence with Ava Turnquest, Cathy Otten, and Daffodil Altan

This week, Journalism Initiative on Gender-Based Violence JiG launched its digital guide, Silence and Omissions: A Media Guide for Covering Gender-Based Violence. In our conversation on Monday at 6pm EST, we’ll talk with Ava Turnquest (EyeWitness News), Cathy Otten (JiG), Daffodil Altan (FRONTLINE) about the way the media reports on and shapes public understanding of and responses to gender-based violence, how reporting needs to change, and why this guide is necessary.

Tuesday, December 7, 6pm — Using Data to End Gender-Based Violence with Aneesah Abdullah, Melissa Scaia, and Eugenia D’Angelo

People always want numbers, and we don’t always have them. How are we thinking about data? What data is available to us? How do we need to use it to end gender-based violence? Join us for this conversation with Aneesah Abdullah from UN Country Office in The Bahamas, Melissa Scaia from Global Rights For Women, USA, and Eugenia D’Angelo from MundoSur, Argentina on Tuesday at 6pm EST.

Thursday, December 9, 6pm — Fostering a Culture of Human Rights with Gaynel Curry

We’re looking forward to learning about human rights from Gaynel Curry. She’ll give us the basics, and we’ll talk about what it takes to develop a culture of human rights. Join us on Thursday at 6pm EST.