The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is going full swing! Are you taking action? Don’t forget to share them with us here: http://ow.ly/FolUo
Here are some highlights from us, in case you missed them!
- TAKE ACTION against violence faced by women bloggers and journalists! We are partnering with Take Back the Tech and calling on women writers to share their stories and campaigners to show their support for women's voices in the media. Join us! http://ow.ly/Fozjo
- We oranged our neighbourhood in New York! The iconic Empire State Building and the United Nations building, as well as Times Square, Nasdaq and Reuters screens went ORANGE! Click here for photos and news: http://ow.ly/FokZD
- For the first time in history, the city of New York signed an agreement with UN Women, to make it a safe city for women and girls: http://ow.ly/Foms4
- People from around the world joined #Orangeurhood and oranged their streets, Parliament buildings, work places and organized rallies, wrote songs and wore orange to stand up for a brighter future free of violence against women and girls! Check out these amazing actions pouring in: http://ow.ly/FolUo
- The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women partnered with Soko, to give us an orange artisan bracelet. The
proceeds will benefit an under-privileged artisan community in Kenya
AND support programmes to end violence against women and girls! Even Nicole Kidman is wearing it! Get yours here: http://shopsoko.com/
collections/UNTF
Much more to come, as the 16 Days Campaign continues.
Tell us what you are doing by joining #Orangeurhood in #16days on Facebook or tweet your actions to @SayNO_UNiTE!
Thank you for your activism to end violence against women, today and every day.
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