{"id":106230,"date":"2015-11-27T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T12:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=106230"},"modified":"2015-11-27T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T12:35:37","slug":"16-days-of-activism-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/27\/16-days-of-activism-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Days of Activism Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The month of December 2015 is largely dedicated to the 16 Days of Activism campaign which supports the elimination of violence against women and children. Organisations and people around the world have shown their solidarity and commitment to fight against violence against women and children.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at how some people\u00a0around the world have shown their support.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h2>South Africa<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UN Women SAMCO &amp; Edcon launch UniTE campaign to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/orangetheworld?src=hash\">#orangetheworld<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16days?src=hash\">#16days<\/a> in Jhb, South Africa. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakthesilence?src=hash\">#breakthesilence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bPOwPivCgP\">pic.twitter.com\/bPOwPivCgP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UN Women Africa (@unwomenafrica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unwomenafrica\/status\/669857301415780352\">November 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SouthAfrica?src=hash\">#SouthAfrica<\/a>: violence against women costs a minimum of R28.4 billion each year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16days?src=hash\">#16days<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBqDVJMc6e\">https:\/\/t.co\/wBqDVJMc6e<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CbIHvUaZlB\">pic.twitter.com\/CbIHvUaZlB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MakeEveryWomanCount (@MakeWomenCount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MakeWomenCount\/status\/668716892123758596\">November 23, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>UNICEF\u2019s SA celebrity Jo Ann Strauss recorded this message to show her support. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jo Ann Strauss | 16 Days of Activism, End Violence.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xyCNflFOd1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nTable Mountain in Cape Town lit orange last night to kick off <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/orangetheworld?src=hash\">#orangetheworld<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16days?src=hash\">#16days<\/a> in South Africa! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bBfWoEzbiX\">pic.twitter.com\/bBfWoEzbiX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UN Women Africa (@unwomenafrica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unwomenafrica\/status\/669843200211877889\">November 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Brussels<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>A Safe Cities champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityBrussels\">@CityBrussels<\/a> joins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16days?src=hash\">#16days<\/a> campaign to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EndViolenceAgainstWomen?src=hash\">#EndViolenceAgainstWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/05V65ihFgs\">https:\/\/t.co\/05V65ihFgs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX6QtWfNW3\">pic.twitter.com\/WX6QtWfNW3<\/a> \u2014 UN Women in Brussels (@unwomenEU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unwomenEU\/status\/669459537762631680\">November 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Antigua, Barbados<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 30.9259259259% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/-j7K3wmgx6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 2 #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #16days #unitetoendviolenceagainstwomen<\/a> A photo posted by dance4life Barbados (@dance4lifebarbados) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-11-26T20:23:55+00:00\">Nov 26, 2015 at 12:23pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Jamaica<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/-kXituiKoW\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snapshots from today&#8217;s great session on ending violence against women (VAW) at the Marcus Garvey Information Centre. @nicoletteb facilitated such a wonderful session! #EndVAW #EndGBV #UNiTEtoEndGBV #16DaysofActivism #NoMoreSilence #SilenceNoMore #OrangeTheWorld #YouthJamaica #YouthMonth #iamconnected<\/a> \u00a0 A photo posted by Kemesha Kelly (@kemeshakelly_) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-11-27T00:31:50+00:00\">Nov 26, 2015 at 4:31pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Maldives<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/-f-OBzGem_\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eliminate Violence Against Women: From 25th November &#8211; 10th December is the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign We are Joining the Orange World by wearing Orange. #16daysofactivism #EVAW #orangeurworld<\/a> \u00a0 A photo posted by Niuma Ahmed (@niumaah) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-11-25T07:33:35+00:00\">Nov 24, 2015 at 11:33pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script>New York City<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nStaff at our headquarters in NYC have joined the global campaign to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OrangeTheWorld?src=hash\">#OrangeTheWorld<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16days?src=hash\">#16days<\/a>. What about you? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3UvO4dja8S\">pic.twitter.com\/3UvO4dja8S<\/a> \u2014 UNFPA (@UNFPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNFPA\/status\/669957570249928704\">November 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Thailand<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>EVAW march fr GovHouse in Thailand to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNESCAP\">@UNESCAP<\/a> this morning to mark <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16Days?src=hash\">#16Days<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/orangetheworld?src=hash\">#orangetheworld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1aO7N0nn2\">https:\/\/t.co\/C1aO7N0nn2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NZk0AZeWvS\">pic.twitter.com\/NZk0AZeWvS<\/a> \u2014 UN Women AsiaPacific (@unwomenasia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unwomenasia\/status\/669370323448389637\">November 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0 Granada<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nMeet a Girl Guide who prevents violence through education: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nrsYWZcQFd\">https:\/\/t.co\/nrsYWZcQFd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_Women\">@UN_Women<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16days?src=hash\">#16days<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/orangetheworld?src=hash\">#orangetheworld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WmHQBeDpIx\">pic.twitter.com\/WmHQBeDpIx<\/a> \u2014 Say NO &#8211; UNiTE (@SayNO_UNiTE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SayNO_UNiTE\/status\/669327519615684609\">November 25, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>And somewhere far far away&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/-kFPhqHdll\/\" target=\"_blank\">When did he stop treating you like a princess? La violence domestique est une r\u00e9alit\u00e9 qui nous concernce tous. D\u00e9noncons-l\u00e0 #16days #16DaysOfActivism #StopViolence #AgainstSexualViolence #StopDomesticAbuse #RiseAgainstViolence<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A photo posted by Sarah Namegabe (@sarahname3110) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-11-26T21:51:56+00:00\">Nov 26, 2015 at 1:51pm PST<\/time><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='52712090ff85a573054eef7d76136059'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 Days of Activism is in full swing as millions around the world show their support for the end of gender violence and discrimination. 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