16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign bringing together people from around the world to unite and take action to help put an end to violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November to 10 December.
The Together For Equality & Respect (TFER) partnership as part of its 2024 16 Days of Activism Campaign invite TFER Partner organisations and supporters to lead conversations and use social media to promote action for equality and respect for all women. This year’s resources focus on amplifying the voices of women and communities who face inequalities.
How to get involved:
- Attend Together For Equality and Respect partner led events, which can be found on the Safe and Equal Event Calendar.
- Use the conversation starters below to have conversations about equality and respect for all women. Share the support services handouts with all.
- Develop and share social media posts using photos or written insights from your equality and respect conversations.
- Share a social media post using the First Nation social media tile, codesigned with First Nations women and Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Service – a great way to amplify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s voices.
- Share posts with Hakha Chin and Mandarin speaking communities in your networks using the tiles codesigned with Hakha Chin and Mandarin speaking women below.
- Be informed about resistance and backlash and support services through resources below.
Social Media Tile downloads for English language social media
Social media tile – Respect is treating your partner as an equal
Social media tile – Equality and respect is showing that house and care work is everyone’s job
Social Media Tile downloads for Mandarin and Hakha Chin speaking social media
Social media tile (Mandarin) – Respect is treating your partner as an equal
Social media tile (Hakha Chin) – Respect is treating your partner as an equal
Social media tile (English) – Respect is treating your partner as an equal
Conversation starters
Conversation starter: Amplifying the Voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
Conversation starter: Equality and respect for Hakha Chin and Mandarin speaking women
Conversation starter: Equality and respect for older women
Conversation starter: Equality and respect for women with disabilities
Conversation resource downloads – Mandarin & Hakha Chin conversations
Handout (Mandarin): Myth or fact?
Handout (Hakha Chin): Myth or fact?
Handout (English): Myth or fact?
Handout (Mandarin): Key message: Respect is treating your partner as an equal
Handout (Hakha Chin): Key message: Respect is treating your partner as an equal
Handout (English): Key message: Respect is treating your partner as an equal
Finding support services
Handout (Mandarin): Finding support services
Handout (Hakha Chin): Finding support services
Handout (English): Finding support services
Other resources
Safe and Equal – Overcoming Resistance and Backlash – A guide for primary prevention practitioners
For more information or to provide feedback about the 16 Days of Activism resources and how you have used these, please email Women’s Health East (health@whe.org.au)
Thank You
In 2024, Respect Victoria and Safe and Equal are working together to support local community engagement with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
Women’s Health East has been funded under Respect Victoria’s 16 Days of Activism grassroots initiative.
This has contributed to the development of resources and activities undertaken in Melbourne’s east by the Together for Equality and Respect partner organisations and communities.
