16 Days Calendar and Action Plan

Date: August 27, 2009

Overarching themes:

Reduce by half gender violence by 2015; ending gender violence in our life time;

Peace begins at home

PROPOSED DATE/TIME	THEME	SLOGAN	ACTIVITIES	CYBER DIALOGUE	VENUE	LEAD AGENCY	PARTNERS
Saturday 1^st Nov	Act against abuse	Don’t look away, act against abuse	Lighting of the torch of peace	–	Union Buildings	DPLG	All sectors
Saturday 22^nd Nov	Act against abuse	Don’t look away, act against abuse	National launch of 16 days campaign	–	Western Cape	DPLG	All sectors
Thursday 14 Nov, 14h00-15h00 SA time	Financing women in the media	Part of the problem or of the solution	Media seminar	Media part of the problem or of the solution	GL Board room	GEMSA	SAGEM/ GEMSA GL, MMPSA, GCIS, IAJ
Thursday 20th November 12h00-13h00 SA time	Financing gender violence	Put your money where your mouth is	GEMSA workshops in all countries and cyber links	Financial implications of Protocol	SA: GL Board Room	GEMSA	FS/PM
Monday 24 Nov, SA time 9h30-12h00 (round table) 12h00-13h00(cyber dialog)	Taking stock	365 days; what action?	SA Accountability forum (reporting back and accountability	Regional progress in addressing GBV	Constitution Hill	GL	NPA, UN,
Tuesday 25 Nov 12h00 – 13h00 SA time	Int’l day of no violence against women	Bua, Kuluma, Speak Out	Launch of the ‘I’ stories	Regional dialogue on speaking out À“ with survivors of gender violence	Parktonian Hotel	GL	CSVR, GEMSA
Wednesday 26 À“ Friday 28^th Nov	Domestic Violence & Sexual violence	Peace begins at home	Domestic Violence Conference & exhibition; launch of sexual violence research report	–	Parktonian Hotel	CSVR	GL, Womens Net, POWA, KZN gender based violence Network , Mosaic, etc
Thursday 27 Nov 12h00-13h00 SA time	Gender violence and sexual orientation -LGBT	Free to choose Free from fear	To be confirmed		TBC	070707	TBC
Friday 28 Nov 12h00-13h00 SA time	Human trafficking	Stop modern day slavery, respect life, stop human trafficking	Screening of documentaries, SMS campaign, outreach programme	Dialogue on human trafficking; discuss cyber crime and how it exacerbates the problem	TBC À“ City of Johannesburg	IOM	GL, CSVR, Centre for Migration studies, UNDP, SAPS, Dept of Social Development, Sex workers, HSRC
Saturday 29 Nov 12h	Gender violence and youth	Peace begins with me	Interactive dialogues targeted at youth	–	Africa museum	Margaret Singer International,	GL, Lets Grow, OVC orgns represented,
Evening	Take Back the Night	The night belongs to everyone!	March, rally, cultural activities	–	Springs civic Centre	Ekurhuleni Metro, GL	City of Jo’burg, SALGA Gauteng, all metros, One in Nine,
Monday 1 December 13.00-14.00	World Aids Day	A world free of HIV, AIDS and gender violence is possible. It begins with me and you	Paint T-shirts, Personal testimonies, information on PEP, Newsrooms launching policies	Dialogue on HIV and AIDS, provision of PEP in the region	Newsrooms launching policies	GL	MAP partners
Tuesday 2 December	Making IT work for gender justice	Switched on for Gender Justice, Take Back the tech	SMS campaign, digital stories, phone in programme	How IT can empower women	Women’s Net	Women’s Net, GEMSA, Sangonet	Gender Links, GCIS, Keypad mobile, Khaya FM
Wednesday 3 December	International day of the Disabled	Nothing about us without us	Know your rights campaign	–	Ekurhuleni Metro	People with disability	Human rights, dept of Social Development, NGOs,
Thursday 4 December	Taxi violence	Driving towards peace	Seminar on violence in public transport termini; CD Rom anti-taxi violence campaign	Cyber dialogue on gender based violence experiences when using public transport	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro	Dept of Safety Gauteng; City of Johannesburg, taxi associations, Dept of Labour
Friday 5 December	Violence and elections	My vote, my peace, my right	Seminar	Cyber dialogue on gender dimensions of election violence	IEC training centre	IEC	IDASA, GAP, EISA, One in Nine
Saturday 6 December	Men as partners		Men’s marches Commentaries	–	TBC	Sonke Gender Justice, Engender Health	Dept of Social development Men’s orgs, GEMSA
Sunday 7 December	Religion	Peace at home, peace in the world	Commentary	–	Kimberly	Evangelical church	Religious organisations
Monday 8 December	GBV at the workplace		Face to face dialogue	How IT can empower women	National, Ekurhuleni	Women’s Net, GEMSA	Gender Links, GCIS, Keypad mobile, Khaya FM
Tuesday 9 December	Gender Based Violence and xenophobia	Ubuntu, ngubuntu, ngabantu	Screening of film, Face to face discussion	Regional dialogue on xenophobia	Ekurhuleni Metro,	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro, GL, CSVR,
Wednesday 10 December	International Human Rights Day, Wrap up: From 16 days to the next 365	Women’s rights are human rights	Media literacy graduation, Launch of 365 Day GBV calendar	Cyber dialogue on way forward À“ what priorities for 2009 should be	Constitution Hill	GL	GL, Womens Net, GCIS, Constitution Hill

Contact Loveness Jambaya on justice@genderlinks.org.za or Adwoa Osei-Asibey on intern@genderlinks.org.za

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