16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2024

What is 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)?

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an annual campaign from November 25 to December 10. Since its founding in 1991, the campaign has become an international movement to prevent and eliminate GBV.

Why 16 Days?

The campaign begins on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on December 10, Human Rights Day.

The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the Commission on Gender Equity (CGE), which sits under the Mayor's Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ), co-lead the NYC campaign in collaboration with partner organizations and city agencies.

The campaign is intersectional, recognizing how multiple forms of discrimination overlap, and calls to end GBV against all people, regardless of age, ethnicity/race, faith, gender identity or expression, immigration status, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status, among other protected classes.

Watch the Mayor's 16 Days of Activism Against GBV Video:

What is Gender-Based Violence?

Gender-based violence can impact anyone and can include intimate partner and family violence, elder abuse, sexual violence, stalking and human trafficking. Learn more about gender-based violence.

Download the Campaign Toolkit

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Toolkit

Download this year's Campaign Toolkit, which contains information on gender-based violence, what it looks like, who it impacts, and how you can take action to prevent it in New York City.

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Spread the Word

Support the Campaign on social media by posting about GBV using the hashtags #NYCAgainstGBV and #OrangeTheWorld. Help spread awareness about GBV by wearing orange, the campaign's official color, on Monday, November 25 and post your pictures to social media with the hashtags #NYCAgainstGBV and #OrangeTheWorld. Also, look out for NYC buildings and landmarks to light up orange on November 25!

Resources for Survivors

Help is available.

Call 311 to be connected to the nearest NYC Family Justice Center (Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Find resources and support in NYC by searching the City's NYCHope Resource Directory.
Call the city's 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-621-HOPE (4673) for immediate safety planning, shelter assistance, and other resources. TTY: 800-810-7444

Attend or Host Your Own Event

We invite all New Yorkers and New York City organizations to attend and/or host an in-person or virtual event as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Email general@endgbv.nyc.gov to add your event to the NYC Events List below:

City Sponsored Events

Training for Service Providers: Identifying and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (virtual)
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Description: In this presentation, we will discuss and define Intimate Partner Violence (IPV); identify tactics of abuse and barriers to support survivors; discuss characteristics of healthy relationships and provide best practices to support survivors, with Q & A session.
Register for Identifying and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence

Training open to the Public: Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training

Date: December 3, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (virtual)
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE)
Description: Organized by ENDGBV and CGE, Right To Be will host a one-hour free, virtual Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training. This training leverages the 5D's methodology to help people safely intervene when they experience or witness harassment in public spaces using a clear, adaptable, and expert-approved set of tools that have been proven to reduce the prevalence of street harassment. The goal of the Stand Up program is to ultimately build a culture where street harassment is seen as unacceptable behavior. This training is open to the public.
Register for Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training

Training for Service Providers: Identifying and Addressing Secondary Trauma

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (virtual)
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Description: In this presentation, we will provide insights on secondary trauma and secondary stress injuries, with a focus on the overlap between Burnout; Compassion fatigue; Various trauma; Secondary traumatic stress, and their cognitive, behavioral, physical, and spiritual indicators. Concepts like compassion satisfaction, vicarious resilience, and transformation will be explored as well as the risks and protective factors connected with secondary stress injuries. Attendees participate in activities to explore and learn individual techniques to lessen the effects of secondary stress injuries on providers' well-being across various domains.
Register for Identifying and Addressing Secondary Trauma

Public Meeting: Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board

Date: December 5, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (virtual public meeting)
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE)
Description: The Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board (SHPAB) invites you to a Virtual Public Meeting on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ENDGBV and CGE (which sits within the NYC Mayor's Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ), are co-chairs of this advisory board and are hosting this space to share results from a recent citywide survey, as well as to hear more from New Yorkers about their experiences with street harassment, and their ideas as to what New York City can do to address it.
Register for Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board Public Meeting

Training open to the Public: Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training

Date: December 9, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (virtual)
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE)
Description: Organized by ENDGBV and CGE, Right To Be will host a one-hour free, virtual Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training. This training leverages the 5D's methodology to help people safely intervene when they experience or witness harassment in public spaces using a clear, adaptable, and expert-approved set of tools that have been proven to reduce the prevalence of street harassment. The goal of the Stand Up program is to ultimately build a culture where street harassment is seen as unacceptable behavior. This training is open to the public.
Register for Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training

Community Resource Fair “Ending Violence, Empowering Community" during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign

Date: Monday, December 9, 2024 (In-person) Time: 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Site: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE)
Description: With the theme: “Ending Violence, Empowering Community,” this Resource Fair highlights the connection between human rights and the fight against gender-based violence, emphasizing resilience and empowerment. It aims to provide resources and tools to help individuals take action, while also celebrating human rights as a universal value.
Register for Resource Fair: bit.ly/CGE-ENDGBV-resourcefair Priority will be given to city agencies and organizations that support those experiencing gender-based violence, are survivors, and date of registration.

Training for Service Providers: Introduction to Gender-Based Violence

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (virtual)
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Description: In this presentation, we will discuss different types of domestic and gender-based violence and gain an understanding of how biases and systemic oppression impact survivors. The presentation will also concentrate on the best ways to support someone who is experiencing domestic and gender-based violence.
Register for Introduction to Gender-Based Violence

Training for Service Providers: Human Trafficking: What It Is and How to Address It

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (virtual)
Host: The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Description: In this presentation, we will explore and define labor and sex trafficking; factors that put people at risk; common misconceptions about the trafficking industry and survivors; ways to help support survivors in your community and available resources in the NYC community.
Register for Human Trafficking: What It Is and How to Address It

Community Sponsored Events

ENDGBV provides the following list of events for information and awareness only and posting of events is not an endorsement of the organizations or events by our office, nor does it equal any official partnership or agreement with our office.

Virtual Conference: Uniting to End Gender-Based Violence: Local Actions, Global Solutions

Date: November 22, 2024, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (virtual)
Host: Fordham Graduate School of Social Service Institute for Women and Girls
Description: In recent years, gender-based violence has increased drastically on a global scale. This virtual conference will address gender-based violence, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, that affects women and communities worldwide. Experts, advocates, and leaders will present the latest research and highlight the urgent need for action. This virtual event will equip attendees with practical tools and insights to promote change in their communities and help combat gender-based violence globally.
Register for Uniting to End Gender-Based Violence: Local Actions, Global Solutions

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