By Maritza Gordillo
16 Day of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign arose from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. The campaign starts on November 25th and runs through December 10th. The campaign’s dates are symbolic because November 25th is the International Day against Violence against Women and December 10th is International Human Rights Day. Throughout the 16 days, other significant campaigns take place as well, such as, International Women Human Rights Defender Day ( November 29th), World AIDS Day ( December 1st), the Montreal Massacre ( December 6th), and others. According to the official website, the goals this campaign has set are to raise awareness at the local, national, regional, and international level, strengthen local and global activism, to pressure governments to implement commitments made in national and international legal instruments and demonstrate the solidarity of activists around the world. If you want to be an activist in your local community, on November 24th the Women’s Center will be having ‘The Clothesline Project during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence’ and you can also come out to our T-Shirt making party and make your own t-shirt with a message on it about how domestic violence has affected you or someone you know. So come support these events and learn more about helping aid this campaign.