About Index The Council Board of Directors Status of Women Council Act
Help Index Mental Health Resources & Helplines Safety information Family Violence Prevention Month Sexual assault
Projects - Index Amazing Northern Women Changing the Lens and Language around Violence Gender and Politics Intimate Partner Violence MMIWG Tree of Honour Ceremonies 16 Days of Activism 2021 December 6th Vigil Relationship Equity Wise Woman Awards Additional resources
 
 

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to end violence against women, girls, 2SLGBTQ+ and gender diverse individuals. The campaign runs from November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10th, Human Rights Day. 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of this campaign.

Over the 16 Days, our goal is to create greater awareness and encourage a dialogue about gender-based violence which continues to prevail as a reality that impacts women, girls, 2SLGBTQQIA+ and gender diverse individuals worldwide, in Canada and daily in the NWT. We want to encourage you to think about how you can be part of the change and to renew your commitment to ending gender-based violence. We also take this time to honour victims, survivors, and people with lived experience of gender-based violence.

Follow this link to learn more about the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and what you can do to help end gender-based violence.

Wear purple from November 25 to December 10 to raise awareness about gender-based violence and to show your support. Wear purple, take a photo, and share it on social media using the hashtag #16Days and tell us what you will do to help put an end to gender-based violence.

Follow the Status of Women Council of the NWT on Facebook and share our posts.

Be an ally! Be part of the change.

Everyone deserves and has the right to feel and be safe in their own home, their workplaces, schools, at the gym, and in their communities. Each of us has a role to play in ending Gender-Based Violence and it starts with being informed and then deciding what you can do.

Listen & Believe

  • If you suspect someone is being abused, ask them if they are ok.

  • Listen and believe - without judgment, blame, or shame

  • Recognize that it takes courage to speak about experiencing violence and that being heard and believed is part of the healing journey for survivors

Lead by example

  • What you do and say speaks volumes, so model equality and respect - at home, in your workplace, and in your community

  • Live and teach consent

Speak out - call out violence

  • Speak out against violence in the locker room, at work, on the sidewalk, in your community, to your MLAs, and more

  • Don’t put up with others putting women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ people down

Intervene - if & when it is safe to do so

  • Offer your help - if & when it is safe to do so

  • Ask what you can do to help

  • Call the police if there is immediate danger

  • Intervening can also be in the form of support and helping to identify relevant resources and services.

  • If you know someone you suspect is abusing another person, tell them you are concerned and troubled by their behaviour.

Volunteer

  • Give your time to organizations and participate in initiatives to end violence 

Click here for our 2020 16 Days of Activism