The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. It is used as an organising strategy by individuals and organisations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.
In 2024 we will be sharing a daily email series focused on 'Confronting Coercive Control: Equipping Christian community to recognise and respond'. This series will feature diverse contributors from across the church who have experience in advocating for and working in spaces responding to Domestic and Family Violence.
If you're interested in creating spaces for safety and healing in our churches, and our world, please explore the daily reflections and prayer guides shared as part of our previous series below.
As part of our series in 2019, we changed focus to something foundational. We raised questions (and offered answers) on how cultures of violence are formed in our society and even our churches. But, importantly, we also offered reflections, from church works and members, as well as experts, on how they can be changed.
This series invited our movement to commit time to learning about and praying for an end to Family & Domestic Violence, and go deeper in engaging with and responding to this issue.
Mark 16 Days of Activism this year with a daily blogs delivered to you inbox to reflect on the nature of coercive control in relationships, churches and communities, and legal systems.
Read moreSAFER is a brand new online resource produced to help churches support and prioritise victims of domestic and family violence, and know how to deal with perpetrators.
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May marks Domestic Violence Prevention Month, an important time to raise awareness of the reality and devastating impact of domestic and family violence in Australia.
Read moreThe following Domestic and Family Violence support services are available: