Join the 16 Days of Activism at Ulster

Join the 16 Days of Activism at Ulster

Starting with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November) and running until International Human Rights Day (10 December), the ‘16 Days of Activism’ is a global campaign that seeks to drive advocacy towards eliminating violence against women and girls by raising awareness.

The first day will be marked by lighting up all campuses in white to reflect Ulster University’s continued commitment to White Ribbon NI. Over the 16 Days of Activism, you are invited to raise awareness, drive change and take action to create a world free from gender-based violence.

Timeline - 16 Days of Activism

25 November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and White Ribbon Day

Familiarize yourself with the history of the 16 Days of Activism and why in Northern Ireland, specifically, everyone needs to act.

26 November

Green Dot Bystander Intervention Workshop - Belfast campus

Green Dot is an evidence-based programme that empowers students and staff to address behaviours leading to unwanted sexual experiences, gender-based violence, domestic abuse and harassment by providing training to identify, intervene and report.

Spaces are limited - Register for this workshop

27 November

LGBTQIA+ Awareness Training

This training session will explore what is meant by LGBTQIA+ and the factors impacting LGBTQIA+ people.

Registration is online through the Staff Portal.

27 November

Becoming a better ally - a toolkit for young men

A conversation amongst young men who want to learn how to become better allies for their female friends if they ever face any form of harassment.

Visit offshoottv.com or YouTube channel for more information!

28 November

Knowledge is power -  All campus libraries

Ulster University library staff have kindly produced displays in all campus libraries to highlight the various literature and works available that might help you to learn more about gender-based violence and what actions you can take to support prevention efforts.

29 November

Combating Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding, Impact, and Collective Action

Violence against women and girls is a global crisis that includes physical, emotional and economic abuse. The factors that contribute to the prevalence of this violence, the impact of violence against girls and women and how we can collectively combat violence will be discussed by speaker Ana Chandran.

E-mail bamenetwork@ulster.ac.uk for more information on registration. Please note this event will be a hybrid event - in person on the Belfast campus and online.

30 November

16 Myths for 16 Days

There are many myths about gender-based violence including those referring to domestic and sexual violence.

Help to challenge these myths and misconceptions by learning more about them so you can educate people in your own life about the realities of gender-based violence.

1 December

Conflict Textiles

The Conflict Textiles collection is a variety of local and international textiles depicting conflict in diverse situations. From 21st June until 27th April 2025, the Threads of Empowerment: Conflict Textiles’ International Journey exhibit and associated activities is available to view at the Ulster Museum

At the time of installation, the Conflict Textiles also commissioned a short film about the exhibition.

2 December

Green Dot Bystander Intervention Workshop - Derry~Londonderry campus

Green Dot is an evidence-based programme that empowers students and staff to address behaviours leading to unwanted sexual experiences, gender-based violence, domestic abuse and harassment by providing training to identify, intervene and report.

Spaces are limited - Register for this workshop

3 December

Green Dot Bystander Intervention Workshop - Coleraine campus

Green Dot is an evidence-based programme that empowers students and staff to address behaviours leading to unwanted sexual experiences, gender-based violence, domestic abuse and harassment by providing training to identify, intervene and report.

Spaces are limited - Register for this workshop

4 December

Gender Inequalities faced by the Transgender and Non-binary [TGNB] Community

The LGBT+ Network will be hosting an online webinar to highlight the work of Tracy Miller, a PhD researcher from the Institute of Nursing and Health Research.

The webinar will be from 12:00pm to 12:45pm and the registration form can be found here.

5 December

Treatment of solo mothers in Belfast during the 20th Century

Gender-based violence is more than physical acts of violence, it also refers to attitudes, beliefs and opinions that actively or passively accept violence in all its forms. These attitudes, beliefs and opinions can take many forms including how we as individuals, or as a society, treat people.

Catilín Smith, a PhD researcher in History, has written a blog piece outlining the treatment of solo mothers in Belfast during the 20th Century and how this historical treatment of relates to the wider issue of gender-based violence.

6 December

Artivism – Visualizing gender-based violence

Artivism is a term used to consolidate the relationship between activism and art. Artivism includes artists who use their art as a form of collective activism against a specific cause.

This event will bring together artists and creatives to discuss how and why they create art that visualizes gender-based violence. Join us for some light refreshments to learn more about their creative process.

Register your attendance

7 December

16 Days, 16 Films

16 Days, 16 Films is a short film initiative that seeks to empower female filmmakers whilst campaigning to end all forms of violence against women. Every year, 16 films are selected and on each day of the 16 Days campaign, one film is screened on their online platform.

Watch here

8 December

Coercive control: do you know what it means?

Dr Susan Lagdon, a senior lecturer in Psychology, explores the insights on these questions following her research and personal reflections as a daughter and mother.

Watch here

9 December

Conflict Textiles - Campus libraries

Belfast campus library, the rotating exhibit ‘The search for the disappeared’ focuses on the theme of enforced disappearance.

Coleraine campus library, the rotating exhibit focuses on education.

Derry~Londonderry campus library, two of Eileen Harrisson’s pieces are on display, Continuum and Her Pillow, the Earth.

Watch  short film of both pieces

10 December

Consent, Sexual Violence, Harassment and Equality in Higher Education (COSHARE) Report Launch

This project was an opportunity for research to drive change towards ending gender-based violence. The COSHARE project was funded by the Irish government’s Shared Island Initiative to address several critical knowledge gaps.

This event, held in Dublin, will launch the COSHARE report, highlight key results and outline proposed recommendations. Register for the event here or follow along on social media.