The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an international campaign which begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 and ends on International Human Rights Day on December 10. The campaign aims to increase awareness about the disproportionate levels of violence faced by women and girls, as well as diverse populations, including Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ2 community members, gender non-binary individuals, those living in northern, rural, and remote communities, people with disabilities, newcomers, children and youth, and seniors. GBV involves the use and abuse of power and control over another person and is perpetrated against someone based on their gender identity, gender expression or perceived gender. Violence against women and girls is one form of GBV. It also has a disproportionate impact on LGBTQ2 and gender non-binary individuals.

This year’s theme, #MYActionsMatter, carries on the message from last year’s successful campaign and is a call to action that asks everyone to take concrete steps to question, call out, and speak up against acts of GBV. 

Here at Humber College, and the University of Guelph-Humber, we have a dedicated team of students, known as the Consent Peer Educators (CPEs) who work effortlessly on consent education through various outlets. The Consent Peer Educator team would like invite all to attend/share the upcoming events and initiatives to demonstrate your commitment to the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. We encourage you to spread the message by using #MYActionsMatter, and/or stop by our next event to meet our team of students!

To learn more about our Consent Peer Education program, upcoming events, training and prevention efforts to end sexual and gender-based violence, please visit: humber.ca/sexualassault.