16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2026 - Get Involved

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign running annually from 25 November to 10 December. This year, partners across Wakefield will once again come together to raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes, support survivors and take action to end domestic abuse and violence against women and girls.

The Strategic Domestic Abuse Team has developed two programmes of activity:

For All Professionals

A range of awareness activities, guest speakers, drop-in sessions, public engagement opportunities and webinars, including:

• White Ribbon Day activities
• Guest speaker David Challen – The Impact of Coercive Control on Children (2 December)
• Guest speaker Colin Fitzgerald, Head of Domestic Abuse Services (3 December)
• Trauma Informed Support webinar
• Domestic Abuse and Suicide awareness session
• Wakefield Domestic Abuse Support Service events and market stalls
• Awareness sessions on sexual misconduct and abuse of position for a sexual purpose (APSP)

Children as Victims in Their Own Right

A dedicated programme focusing on the impact of domestic abuse on children, including:

• Operation Encompass awareness
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
• Listening to Children
• Childhood Trauma and the Brain
• Adolescents and Domestic Abuse
• Babies and Pre-School Children
• Understanding Risk to Children
• Trauma Informed Support

The programme combines webinars, videos, podcasts, articles and live sessions designed to help professionals strengthen their understanding of children's experiences of domestic abuse.