Week Without Violence
Imagine a week without violence. Imagine women walking the streets at night without fear. Imagine police officers without guns. Imagine female genital mutilation, domestic violence and rape as faded memories of a long gone era.
This is the vision of the global movement of YWCAs. This is what the YWCA Week Without Violence works to achieve.
The YWCA Week Without Violence is annual worldwide campaign that takes place in the third week of October to encourage communities to think and act towards a world without violence. Throughout the week activities focus on raising awareness, promoting attitude change and enabling individuals and organisations to begin positive actions towards ending violence in their communities.
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YWCA Week Without Violence ideas
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The YWCA Week Without Violence 2011
During the Week Without Violence and leading up to the 16 Days of Activism, YWCAs from around the world organised, or are organising, various events and actions centred around the theme “Women in Peace Building”.
Week Without Violence Resources and Tools
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: “Mother, what was war?” Eve Merriam
Women play a vital role in both conflict and peace. Whether as refugees, soldiers or survivors of sexual violence, women experience war differently from men and are vulnerable in ways that men are not. In the midst of the chaos and destruction of war, women assume responsibility for protecting and providing for their children and communities. Yet, when it comes to negotiating peace and doing the practical work of rebuilding societies after war, women are largely ignored.
World YWCA Week Without Violence 2011 - “Women in Peace Building”
World YWCA Statement on the Week Without Violence - October 17-23, 2011
YWCA’s Canada Rose Campaign 2010 to End Violence Against Women
For over 19 years the YWCA Canada, as part of their commitment to end violence against women (VAW) and children, has been hosting the “Rose Campaign to End Violence against Women.”
“UNiTE to End Violence against Women” camapign launched in the Caribbean
Ms. Marilyn Rice- Bowen President of the YWCA of Barbados was invited to the Caribbean launch of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General campaign “UNiTE to End Violence against Women” from October 11-12, 2010 in Barbados.
YWCA Week Without Violence, October 11 - 17
During the Week without Violence YWCAs around the world are encouraging their communities to think and act towards a world without violence, and reflect on how women can create this safe world.
2010 Week without Violence – Dare to Imagine
Imagine a week without violence. Imagine a world without war. Imagine that rape and domestic abuse are a thing of the past. Imagine women walking the streets at night without fear. Imagine a world without guns and bombs. Dare to imagine…