{"id":4715,"date":"2022-12-02T15:46:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T15:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/?p=4715"},"modified":"2022-12-02T15:46:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T15:46:22","slug":"16-days-of-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/2022\/12\/02\/16-days-of-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"Chester Soroptimists want to eliminate gender-based violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soroptimists join organisations to eliminate gender-based violence.<\/p>\n<p>Chester Soroptimists want to see an end to gender-based violence and work towards the elimination of gender-based violence including raising awareness of violence against women. SI Chester worked with other organisations in Chester including <a href=\"https:\/\/chesterwomensaid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chester Women\u2019s Aid<\/a> (CWA) to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/16dayscampaign.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16 Days of Activism<\/a> in Chester.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-day period from 25<sup>th<\/sup> November to10<sup>th<\/sup> December each year is used to highlight gender-based violence. \ufffc<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Day_for_the_Elimination_of_Violence_against_Women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women<\/a> is marked every year around the world on 25<sup>th<\/sup> November, and is followed by 16 Days of Activism which ends on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/human-rights-day\">Human Rights Day<\/a> on 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0December; a campaign to end gender-based violence and raise awareness that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence, which is often hidden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 25<sup>th<\/sup> November is also designated \u2018Orange the World\u2019 Day and is led by the United Nations. The colour orange has been chosen by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/what-we-do\/ending-violence-against-women\/unite\">UNiTE Campaign<\/a> as a bright and optimistic colour, representing a future free from violence.<\/p>\n<h4>Activities in Chester<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The campaign started on 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November at Chester Suspension Queen\u2019s Park Bridge, which was decorated with orange bows and a display of messages. At 1pm orange petals were thrown into the river from the bridge to remember women killed by domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_short-message_throwing-petals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4717 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_short-message_throwing-petals-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"People on a bridge throwing petals\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_short-message_throwing-petals-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_short-message_throwing-petals.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Members from Chester Women\u2019s Aid, Sheriff of Chester Councillor Bob Rudd and the Lady Sheriff Sandra Rudd along with SI Chester members were present. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_full-group-with-sheriff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4722 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_full-group-with-sheriff-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"People on a bridge holding posters\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_full-group-with-sheriff-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/bridge_full-group-with-sheriff.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>SI members visited shops on Eastgate Street asking them to display a poster in their windows during the 16 days to support our campaign to end violence against women; and to add an orange item from their stock to make an eye-catching window display.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From 11am on 27<sup>th<\/sup> November, SI Chester members were on Eastgate Street with a Shoe Installation.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_labelled2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4720 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_labelled2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shoes labelled with women's names\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_labelled2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_labelled2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_dignitaries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4719\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_dignitaries-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"People talking in the street beside labelled shoes\" width=\"217\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_dignitaries-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_dignitaries.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_with-members.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4721\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_with-members-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Soroptimists and a display in the street\" width=\"211\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_with-members-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/files\/2022\/12\/shoes_with-members.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ee\"><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/span>The display represented women killed by men in the UK in 2020, using data from the Femicide Census. 79 pairs of shoes were labelled with the names of women killed in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>SI Chester supported CWA with their bucket collection.<\/p>\n<p>Choirs, Father Christmas, the vice Dean of Chester Cathedral, Cheshire Police, the Fire Service, the Mayor, dancers and a drum group all supported the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soroptimists join organisations to eliminate gender-based violence. 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