The 16 days of Action for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is a campaign, which runs locally, nationally and globally from 25 November until 10 December every year.  This year is the 18th year of the campaign. Since 1991 over 200 organisations from 154 countries have participated in the campaign.

The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women defines violence against women as : “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.”

Launch Event

Eastwood House
Tuesday 25th November 2008
10am -12pm
Drama performed by St. Lukes High School

Lunchtime Seminars

Violence Against Women and Forced Marriage
Tuesday 2nd December @12.30pm
Civic Room 1 Barrhead Council Building

Links between Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic Abuse
Monday 8th December @12.30pm
Civic Room 2 Barrhead Council Building

To book a place please contact Douglas Crabb on 0141 577 3461