Wednesday 25 November – Soroptimist International St Albans & District “Orange the World Hertfordshire” Campaign launch.
St Albans Civic Centre Council Chamber 3.30-5.15pm. There will be time at the start for mingling over refreshments before interactive sessions with enlightening speakers. All are welcome and booking is essential!
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Soroptimist International St Albans & District Orange the World Herts Campaign marks the United Nations 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence from 25 Nov to 10 Dec. The whole Soroptimist global organisation focuses on the goal to end violence against women and girls. Please scroll down for more events, starting with a campaign kick-off event on Zoom on Monday 9 November.
Soroptimist Ameeta Sabharwal will lead the event on 25 November. There will be a interactive Session with Cheryl Sharp FCCA. Cheryl trains employers to recognise and respond to domestic abuse at work. She built and sold the accountancy practice Pink Pig Financials, left an abusive marriage in 2011 and is a Trustee of the frontline charity Safer Places. For more about Cheryl please click here: Cheryl Sharp Bio
We will also hear from the Herts County Council Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Partnerships Team who will introduce the VAWG Strategy for Hertfordshire for 2026-29 – importantly the strategy is survivor-led. Click below to view/download the documents: https://www.hertssunflower.org/media/documents/vawg-strategy-2026-2029.pdf https://www.hertssunflower.org/media/documents/vawg-strategy-on-a-page.pdf
Photos will be taken in front of the Museum + Gallery at 5-30pm. Please wear orange!
Ahead of the main event above you can attend “Stand up to Harassment – Bystander Training” 2.30-3pm either online or in the Council Chambers – you need to book using this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9bcc14ca-71aa-4270-8a9d-179426aca4fa@c4c81213-ca91-4529-8733-6d9b3e273f81 If you want to attend the training in Council Chambers please email [email protected] to gain security access to the building.
The collage photo above is from just some of the events in 2025. More activities/events are being added here soon so keep checking!
Mon 9 Nov – “Orange the World Herts” campaign kick-off 7.30-9pm on Zoom. “Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse – two expert perspectives”: we will hear from Lucy Martin CEO of Watford Women’s Centre and Naomi Abraham-Bello of HAB Law.
Wed 25 Nov to Mon 30 Nov – the Odyssey Cinema in St Albans will light up orange as part of the Orange the World Campaign.
Fri 27 Nov – SAHWR Quiz Night as part of the 16 Days of Activism – join the SI St Albans team! If you want to join in please email [email protected]
Sat 5 Dec – SI London Chilterns Region Human Rights Day Celebration – Zoom 10am to 1pm. This will have an orange theme.
Mon 7 Dec – 5.30pm to 7pm Carols at St Albans City Station – this event continues with our campaign to Orange the World!
Thu 10 Dec – Train Journey to Charing Cross for a rally at 12pm led by SI SE England to promote the SIGBI Train Safety Survey as part of the Orange the World Campaign on the last of the 16 Days of Action.
CALL IT OUT ! #OrangeTheWorldHerts
What can you do? – COMMIT TO CALL IT OUT !
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What will you do this year?
Please send photos and a brief outline to us at [email protected]. We are Soroptimist International St Albans and District and we are spearheading this campaign.
We work closely with the #WhiteRibbon Campaign in St Albans and Hertfordshire. White Ribbon Day, 25th November, is annually recognised as the day men show their year-long commitment to ending violence against women and girls. “It Takes All of Us.” is the theme for White Ribbon Day 2026. “ https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/white-ribbon-day. The goal of both campaigns is the same; to end violence against women and girls.
Please click here for more Orange the World resources and read more about the campaign we have been running in the area since 2020 to see how it has gone from strength to strength. Orange The World
If you need further information please contact [email protected]
During the campaign we support two local organisations in our district working to support victims of gender-based violence and domestic abuse:
Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline and St Albans and Hertsmere Women’s Refuge
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