Community Board 5 Releases Information On 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Press release from Manhattan Community Board 5:

November 23 2020

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM

DID YOU KNOW?
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is the longest running
campaign of its kind. GBV can include intimate partner and family violence, elder abuse,
sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. Started in 1991 at the Center for Women’s
Global Leadership at Rutgers University, 16 Days of Activism now spans over 120 countries
across the world through the work of grassroots activists organizing to prevent and
respond to GBV.

KEY RESOURCES

• NYC’s 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-621-4673 (HOPE) TTY: 1-866-604-5350
• Learn more about GBV and how to get help at https://www.nyc.gov/NYCHOPE
• Take a bystander intervention training, and learn more about street harassment by visiting Hollaback! (link https://www.ihollaback.org/16days/)

FJC NEWS

• NYC Family Justice Centers (FJCs) provide comprehensive, multi-agency services for victims & survivors.

** As of March 17, 2020, all FJCs locations are closed temporarily for the COVID-related pause. All FJCs are providing services remotely by telephone Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Brooklyn FJC: 718-250-5113 | Bronx FJC: 718-508-1220 | Manhattan FJC: 212-602-2800 | Queens FJC: 718-575-4545 | Staten Island FJC: 718-697-4300

HASHTAGS
Follow these hashtags on social media:
#endgbv #awarenesshelphope #16days
#16ways #orangetheworld

This press release was produced by Manhattan Community Board 5. The views expressed here are the author’s own.