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CONTRIBUTION
November 25 to December 10:
Sixteen Days of Activism Against
GENDER VIOLENCE
In June 1991, the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) with participants of the first Women's Global Institute on Women, Violence
and Human Rights, a forum involving 23 women from 20 countries, called
for an annual global campaign of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender
Violence. The time period encompasses four significant dates: 25 November, the International Day Against Violence Against Women; 1
December, World AIDS Day; 6 December, the anniversary of the Montreal
Massacre, when 14 women engineering students were gunned down in Montreal, Canada, for no other reason than that they were women; and 10
December, Human Rights Day.
The year 2000 marks the tenth annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, now observed globally by activities at the local, national,
regional and global level in demonstrations, protests, marches and vigils; photo, poster, art and book exhibitions; lectures, debates,
testimonies and talks; petition drives; public education campaigns; concerts, plays and other theatre performances; street dramas and other
community programmes; distribution of posters, stickers, leaflets, information kits and other publications. Over the years, the 16 Days
Network has multiplied and now includes participation from more than 800
organizations in over 90 countries.
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