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16 Days of Activism

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.

Key Resources

We’ve pulled together a list of key resources within our website that can help support you.

People who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence:

  • Healthy Relationships: Learn more about what are and aren’t the signs of healthy relationships.
  • Safety Planning: Safety planning is thinking about things you can do to be safer when living with violence or abuse.
  • Escape Bag Checklist: Using this checklist, you can create a list of things that you may want to take with you if you are planning on leaving a relationship.
  • Violence and the law: Find links to information, resources and support in each State and Territory.
  • Safety apps for mobile phones: Here are a list of apps that may help increase your safety when using devices like mobile phones, iPads and tablets.

Supporting someone: if you are supporting someone experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family and sexual violence:

  • Domestic and family violence: Learn more how you can support someone experiencing domestic and family violence.
  • Sexual violence: Learn more about how to support someone experiencing sexual violence.
  • Talking with teens about violence: Learn more about how to start a conversation with teenagers experiencing or impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.
  • Support services: Find out more about the different kinds of services available for someone impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.
  • Violence and the law: Find links to information, resources, and support in each State and Territory.

Professionals: If you are a professional supporting someone experiencing, or at risk of experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence:

Resources for Social Media

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1800RESPECT Taglines

  • 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.
  • If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732, online chat and video call via www.1800respect.org.au

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1800RESPECT Hashtag to use:

  • Use the hashtag #1800RESPECT and #16Days on your social media posts

Other key 16 Days of Activism resources

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