It’s Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women & start of the global #16daysofactivism. Sadly our society has not changed in the last year and women and girls are not free from harm. so we’ve launched for the third year today, a digital art campaign. Our campaign theme is titled Unite 365 days to prevent Gender Based Abuse and aims to amplify the message that by and for and/or grass roots organisations creating loving spaces for those that need to find them, are hugely vital in preventing Gender Based Abuse.
This year we have 16 new designs that were created by Federico with 3 reused from last years campaign designed by Ivani Art.
This campaign features 16 phenomenal Women tackling #GenderBasedAbuse in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley. The phenomenal humans in solidarity with us this year are:
• Sherenne – African Advocacy Foundation VAWG Service Manager
• Bukky – Amour Destine Independent Domestic Violence Advocate
• Bianca – Founder of Parent Power Education UK
• Hazel – Head of Community & Partnerships, Home-Start Greenwich
• Chyloe – Director BelEve UK
• L.K – Co-Founder of Girl Talk & GCDA Community Support
• Mercy – Amour Destine Well-being Research Assistant
• Natalie – Amour Destine Independent Domestic Violence Advocate & PHD Researcher
• Vidushi – Co-Founder of Kidbrooke Games Club
• Zainab – Political Advocacy Consultant
• Ayisha – Trendi Body Beauty Shop Owner
• Ruby – Founder of Complete Faith Foundation
• Mana – Participation & Project Officer Lewisham council
• Mel – Founder of Chayses Boys Book Club & Chayses Pantry
• Tatiana – Fitness & Life Person Coach
• Jenni – Founder of YANA Project, Young persons Domestic Violence & Sexual violence Practitioner; Ambassador at THIUK
• Isatu – Amour Destine Trustee & Youth Ambassador
• Carmel – Education Director & Founder of LPF Kiddies Club
• Esther – Co-founder of Javan Coker Foundation & RCN/Public Health Practitioner
It will be displayed publicly on the big screen in the General Gordon Square, Woolwich 3 times a day at 11am, 12am & 1pm during the #16DaysOfActivism. It will also be displayed in various unique public spaces such as but not limited to libraries, universities, community centres and beauty shops.
🎶: Sistars
🎤: Consious Plat
“We hope that this campaign will inspire those that see it as they pass by it, to know how much they can be part of tackling #GenderBasedAbuse by investing time to learn about harmful behaviours within the community or be the much needed help someone needs to see us, to know we are all here to help them find the support they need to experience a life free from harm.
For those in a position of creating change, we need you to hear us. As you can read investing in more loving spaces that are created by the community for them, is vital to preventing #GenderBasedAbuse!”
Annie Gibbs, Amour Destine Founder, Activist & Campaigner.
