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16 Days of Action

We’ll be hosting a series of events and campaigns throughout this year's 16 Days of Action against Gender-Based Violence campaign.

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What is 16 Days?

It is an annual international campaign to end gender-based violence started by activists at the inauguration of the Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991.

Every year we take part in 16 Days campaign which starts on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until December 10th, Human Rights Day.

What's on during 16 Days?

Students marching through Glasgow streets Strathclyde Students' Union Fight for the Night 2024
28th November
Eldon St entrance, Kelvingrove Park
Let’s march together during 16 Days of Action on Thursday 28th November 2024 to demand action to make our streets safer and show solidarity with survivors of rape and sexual assault
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Fight for the Night

Every year as part of the 16 Days campaign Fight for the Night is held. This is an organised march through Glasgow's streets to demand action to make these safer and show solidarity with all survivors of rape and sexual assault.

This year following the march a piece of art was created by attendees. The intention of the project was to create an outlet for the collective expression of all those post ‘Fight for the Night’ feelings. We offered a safe space for exploration of the energy collected on the march. Facilitation focused on the participant's processes using some therapeutic techniques when engaging with the difficult emotions.

One closeup area of artwork created at post-march eventAnother closeup area of the artwork created at post-march event

Head to Glasgow School of Art to view the piece at their 16 Days exhibition open until December 6th.

Exhibition details

The group brought in feelings which for some participants were too hard to name, but were referred to as purple, pink and red. Participants were encouraged to work with those colours as expression of the feelings around Gender Based Violence. This turned into a pluralistic space with many voices exploring their personal circumstances through the prism of socio-politics, gender, race, and the unconscious.

The whole piece was assembled by the participants there and then, and it resulted in creating a dynamic work, exploding with personal statements and emotions which from ‘I’ morphed into ‘Us’.

How can I get involved?

If you are part of a charity, network or organisation and want to get involved with the campaign, march or host an event during 16 Days please get in touch with us.

If you're part of a Society or Sports Club you can get involved in a few different ways:

  • Make pledges on actions you will take as individuals or as a group to end GBV and/or highlight work you are already doing
  • Fundraise and promote the specialist services that help survivors like Rape Crisis Scotland’s National Helpline