A funeral wreath, a street parade and a dance performance in the style of One Billion Rising: with these actions, terre des hommes Switzerland's partner organisation LeMuSiCa launched the action days "16 days against violence against women" on 25 November. Three further events are to follow.
From 25 November to 10 December the action days "16 days against violence against women" will take place worldwide. Our partner organization LeMuSiCa from Moçambique (support for girls and young women affected by violence) is also using these days to draw attention to violence against women with various activities. In contrast to the situation in Switzerland, LeMuSiCa has to do basic work. Although there has been a law against violence against women since 2009 (largely triggered by the persistent work of partner organisations such as LeMuSiCa), it is not worth the paper it is written on. Violence against women is an everyday occurrence and is not even perceived as violence.
One Billion Rising in Chimoio
For this reason, LeMuSiCa called for a protest action on 25 November in which several hundred men and women took part. First, a wreath was laid in the "Square of Heroes" for the women who were victims of violence. All participants then marched singing to "Independence Square", where a
dance performance in the style of One Billion Rising (here a video of One Billion Rising in Basel).
One of four events
As last year, the action attracted media attention (see two links below) and was reported on. For example the daily newspaper "Noticias" or the state television. This event was only the start of the action week "16 Days against Violence against Women". Three more are to follow.
