Press Releases18 Nov 13

IAWN News: ‘Anglicans and the 16 Days’ –

Each year, more and more Anglican churches and dioceses around the Communion are using the international 16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women to break the silence, challenge harmful attitudes, and engage women and men in taking action to prevent and end gender based violence.

The 16 Days begin on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on 10 December, Human Rights Day. Partway through, on 1 December, World AIDS Day can be seen as a reminder that HIV/AIDS and violence against women and girls are twin pandemics and cannot be approached entirely as separate phenomena.

The information resource ‘Anglicans and the 16 Days’ is now on–line at
http://iawn.anglicancommunion.org/