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Take Charge

At Sakhi we believe that violence can end only when community members take charge and say NO to violence – at all times, in all places, and against anyone.

The following links are some of many ways that YOU can help create change – and be part of a community movement to take charge and end domestic violence.

"16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign"
What's on Your List? Sakhi's First-Ever PSA
Bulletin Board
Send a Postcard
Buy a Video

 

16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence Campaign

16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence is a global campaign to end violence against women. The 16 Days campaign began on November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women, and ended on December 10, International Human Rights Day. These two dates symbolically link violence against women and human rights, emphasizing that gender violence is a human rights violation. The 16 Days originated from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991. For more information on the campaign, go to http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/about.html.

This year, as part of the global campaign, we asked members of the Sakhi community to share their thoughts about activism and violence against women. We sent selected responses for each day of the campaign by e-mail. Listed below are the questions which participants answered:

1. What does activism mean to you?

2. Why is activism for women's rights important?

3. How is violence against women a human rights issue?

To View the Responses Given by the Community, click here.

What's on Your List? Sakhi's 2005 Public Service Announcement!

Domestic violence is a reality for many people. It is sometimes part of a person's everyday life. Shouldn't ending violence be part of our daily lives? To actually see and hear how community members (just like you!) are part of the movement to end violence, click here. (This link will open a new page.)

To read about the PSA, including the credits and cast, click here.

Bulletin Board

What’s on your list of ways to take charge and create change? How have you experienced someone’s intervention in an abusive situation? What would you do if you knew your sister, mother, aunt, friend, colleague, or even a stranger was facing abuse?

We want to hear it all! To tell us what you think, click here. (This will open up a new page.) Simply hit submit when you are done.

The responses collected may be published and shared with community members.  Please specify if you want your response to be anonymous. Sakhi reserves the right to edit and reprint all responses.

Send a Postcard

Inspired by what you see? Want to remind someone about their power to create change? Go ahead and take action now! To send a postcard, click here. (This link will open a new page.)

Buy a Video

Sakhi has produced four professional videos about domestic violence, the struggles faced by South Asian survivors, and our work in the South Asian community for the past 16 years. These videos are unique and offer first-hand testimonies, documentation, and information not available in any other place. The videos about Sakhi’s groundbreaking initiatives to end violence against women are excellent tools for community education as well as for personal enrichment.

To view clips from the videos and/or place a purchase order, click here. (This link will open a new page.)