To raise public awareness of violence against women
Teachers: Visit the free MY HERO Lesson Plan for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Includes discussion guide and learning outcomes.
Watch the following films about heroes fighting for the elimination of violence against women.
Alyse Nelson of Vital Voices makes an impassioned call to change culture and end the global crisis of violence against women.
The following story has a link so you can hear the audio as you read. Great for ESL students!
Women who speak out about violence towards women are honored in artworks.
Russian women's rights activist celebrated as part of the Roots to Resistance Global Postcard & Poster Campaign
The Human Rights Painting Project has identified Irene Fernandez as an activist who reported on human rights abuses and was incarcerated as a result of her work.
Jacqueline Moudeina has received numerous death threats — unintended consequences of her distinction as one of Chad's most prominent human rights lawyers.
At 20 years of age, Meena Keshwar Kamal began her work to empower the women of Afghanistan. In 1977 she founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) to provide education, shelter and healthcare.
Instituted by Rep. Bella Abzug and first established in 1971, the date commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave U.S. women full voting rights in 1920.
External Links
UN Official Site
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Learn about a New Hero Every Day of the Year: Visit the MY HERO Calendar
Share Your Hero Essays, Films and Art through our Create Program
Outstanding essays submitted to MY HERO will be considered for a certificate/t-shirt prize or be featured on the Story Homepage.
Submit your artwork to be entered in the MY HERO art contest or to be exhibited on our Gallery Homepage.
Students can submit their films for free with a waiver to the MY HERO International Film Festival.
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