Name/TitlePlacard: Woman ~ Life ~ Freedom
About this objectLarge cardboard placard featuring the hand-painted slogan ''WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.' in Urdu [and/or Persian?] and English. Made for Fight for the Night 2022, a march and rally against gender-based violence organised by Strath Union as part of 16 Days of Action.
MakerStrath Union
Date Made2022
Period2020s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, cardboard, paper and bamboo
MeasurementsH: 510 x W: 600 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsPolitical activism
Subject and Association KeywordsCampaigns against violence against women
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://www.strathunion.com/events/event/3990:
Let’s march together during 16 Days of Action on Thursday 8th December 2022 to demand action to make our streets safer and show solidarity with survivors of rape and sexual assault. We believe that, as women, trans and non-binary people and those presenting as female, we have the right to walk the streets at night without the fear of sexual and gendered violence. We want to protest against the stigma surrounding rape and sexual assault, the victim-blaming that goes alongside this and make our thoughts known on the appalling rape conviction rate in Scotland.
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/16-days-of-activism:
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. The campaign was started by activists at the inauguration of the Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. It is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and organizations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. In support of this civil society initiative, the United Nations Secretary-General launched in 2008 the campaign UNITE by 2030 to End Violence against Women, which runs parallel to the 16 Days of Activism.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePlacard
Object numberGWL-2023-58-9
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved