16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Kicks Off Next Week With Full Agenda Of Intervention Trainings, Resource Fair, Street Harassment Public Meeting, Citizens’ Participation

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign Kicks‐Off with a Full Agenda of Intervention Trainings, a Resource Fair, a Street Harassment Public Meeting and Leaders and Citizens’ Participation in New York City

Editor’s note: Staten Islander recently covered the appointment of a new Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office To End Domestic Gender-Based Violence. 

The NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE), the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV), and the New York City (NYC) Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ) will lead New York City’s participation in the 8^th annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign. As orange is the theme color of the campaign, City Hall and other municipal and iconic NYC buildings will be lit orange on Monday, November 25 for the launch of the campaign, as well as to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

This year, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign will include intervention trainings, a resource fair, a street harassment public meeting, and public outreach to raise awareness and provide resources to communities across the city. In addition, CGE, ENDGBV, and MOERJ will partner with organizations to host events to discuss trends, actions, and solutions to help communities across the city and to let those individuals who suffer from violence in silence know that they can seek help and support.

For more information and the full agenda of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, please visit www.nyc.gov/16Days.

Most of the meetings are online, but some are in person at designated locations.

Monday, November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) – Tuesday, December 10 (Human Rights Day).

Following is more information about the event from New York City’s about the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence:

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:

Here are the details for some of the scheduled events.  All of the events can be found on the city’s website:

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

About the Commission on Gender Equity

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Founded in 2015, the Mayor’s Commission on Gender Equity (CGE) works to create a deep and lasting institutional commitment to tearing down equity barriers across New York City. CGE addresses issues of inequity and discrimination facing girls, women, and transgender and gender non-binary persons regardless of ability, age, ethnicity/race, faith, gender expression, immigrant status, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Focusing across the areas of economic mobility and opportunity, health and reproductive justice, and safety CGE ensures that the City leads in the development and implementation of best practices in gender equitable policies and programs for its workforce and its residents. For more information, visit nyc.gov/GenderEquity or visit us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

About the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence

The Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) develops policies and programs, provides training and prevention education, conducts research and evaluations, performs community outreach, and operates the New York City Family Justice Centers. We collaborate with City agencies and community stakeholders to ensure access to inclusive services for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence (GBV). GBV includes intimate partner violence, family violence, elder abuse, sexual violence (which can include sexual harassment), stalking, and human trafficking. Read more about the term.

The NYC Family Justice Centers are co‐located multidisciplinary service centers providing vital social services, civil legal, and criminal justice assistance for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence and their children—all under one roof. For more information, visit nyc.gov/ENDGBV or visit us on visit us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

About the NYC Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice
Launched October 2023, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ) is dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable city for New Yorkers. As the city’s first centralized equity office, MOERJ is dedicated to working across all city agencies to create the first NYC Citywide Racial Equity Plan, with the goal of implementing policies, practices, and programs that promote social justice. This newly established office encompasses multi-agency bodies such as NYC Her Future (NHF), the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE), the NYC Unity Project (UP), and the NYC Young Men’s Initiative (YMI), along with the collaborative initiatives of the NYC Pay Equity Cabinet (PEC) and the NYC Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity (TRIE). Learn more at www.nyc.gov/equity about how MOERJ engages with New York City’s diverse communities, while driving transformative change to advance racial justice throughout the city or visit us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

Banner Image: Campaign graphic. Image Credit – Mayor’s Office