Honouring The International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023

 

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the color orange is used to represent a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls.

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On 25 November 1960, the Mirabal sisters were brutally assassinated because of their identity as women and activists. Their only crime was having fought for their rights against the Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961). In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 48/104 for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which defines this type of violence as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.” Consequently, to solidify this decision, in 1999 the General Assembly proclaimed 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

SOURCE: UNESCO.ORG

Beware, digital violence is violence.

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PREPARING THE OBSERVANCE

FIRST SESSION

Year 3 Actions

Year 4 actions

We will call for increased long-term action and raising awareness of the need to end gender-based violence now that is why this topic will be also connected to our #alqareading book club Moxie in which the topic is displayed. However we need to wait a bit longer because we are reading only the first 12 chapters at the moment.

UNESCO highlights gender equality and non-violence. 

At  a  time  when  the  world  is  facing  an  unprecedented  health,  economic  and  social crisis,  we  must  not  forget  that  the  COVID-19  pandemic  is  superimposed  on  a  "shadow pandemic", that of violence against girls and women."

—  Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Violence against women is an obstacle to constructing inclusive and sustainable societies

Make Kindness the norm: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023: POSTERS, HAIKUS AND CALLIGRAMS #UNiTE

 

Random QUOTES

It is impossible for a society to blossom if half of the population lives in fear of being assaulted.

Observing this day symbolizes the mobilization against violence against women and reminds us that women must be at the heart of change.

In order to prevent violence against women governments and institutions must promote a culture of peace and non-violence, prioritize gender equality, school-related gender violence, boys and girls' education.