16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence – FSHS Fundraising Event
The ‘Girl Up’ leadership committee at Fort Street High school are working to promote the UN Women’s campaign ‘16 Day of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’. This campaign is linked to ‘Safe. Everywhere. Always.’ a free walking/running/rolling event that aims to raise awareness and funds to support programs around the world working to put an end to gender-based violence.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. We, along with both campaigns, recognise the importance of activism around gender-based violence 365 days of the year, not just 16 days.
‘Safe. Everywhere. Always.’ is a call to action to come together and commit to meaningful change. Participants select the distance they intend to walk/run/roll and aim to meet their goal in the 16 day period (25th Nov – 10th Dec). Even if you commit to the distance you travel to and from school/work each day, the larger the group the better!
We are hoping that you will join the Fort Street community team to help us raise awareness and funds for this campaign. Joining this team is open to all friends and family members (they do not need to be a member of the school community). If you are keen to join our fundraising team or to donate, please use the link below:
https://www.safeeverywherealways.org/fundraisers/fortstreethighschool
For more information about ‘16 Day of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’, please see the following link:
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/16-days-of-activism
For more information about ‘Safe. Everywhere. Always’, please see the following link: https://unwomen.org.au/get-involved/safe-everywhere-always/
For more information about the Fort Street High School ‘Girl Up’ leadership committee, please see the following link: https://girlup.org/
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Louise Nolan via: louise.nolan@det.nsw.edu.au