The 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. From that day, the United Nations promote 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, which conclude with the International Human Rights Day, reinforcing that eliminating all forms of violence against women is a human rights issue and the act of perpetrating violence against women is a human rights violation.
United Nations’ « end violence against women » campaign invites everybody to orange the world, using the colour designated by the UNiTE campaign to symbolise a brighter future without violence. Last year, the first Orange Week took place in Luxembourg. Building on last year’s experience, the University of Luxembourg is organising an awareness week under the auspices of the Ministry of Equal Opportunities, the National Council of Women of Luxembourg (Conseil National des Femmes du Luxembourg, CNFL) and Zonta International. The activities of this year’s Orange Week will commence on Monday 19 November and conclude with the forum in the afternoon of Friday 23 November.
PROGRAMME
MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER
12:30–14:00 /
Roundtable: Violence Against People in Care (German): Jutta Gansemer, Erzéiongs- A Familljeberodung, Lisa Clees-Schiltz, INSIDE
TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
12:30–14:00 / Maison du Savoir, room 3.520
Roundtable: Violence and Sexuality (French, English): Enrica Pianaro, CIGALE, Danièle Maraite, Planning Familial
WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER
14:00–16:00 / Maison du Savoir, room 3.380
PhD Colloquium on Violence Against Women (English)
THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER
17:00–19:30 / Maison du Savoir, room 3.520
Anniversary Celebration of the Clinique Ste Marie: Resilienz – Was Kinder Und Jugendliche Stark Macht (German, French)
FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER
12:30–13:30 / Maison du Savoir, room 2.170
Brown Bag Lunch: Supporting Women in Research (English): Irmgard Schroeder, University of Luxembourg
12:30–14:00 / Maison du Savoir, Open space (1st floor)
NGO Day
15:30–19:30 / Luxembourg Learning Centre, conference hall
Violence Against Women Forum (English)
For the forum of Friday 23 November, kindly RSVP your attendance by registering on Eventbrite: http://orangeweek2018.eventbrite.com
For further information on Orange Week, please contact Raquel Gómez Bravo: raquel.gomezbravo@uni.lu
Brown Bag Lunch: Supporting Women in Research (English)
Irmgard Schroeder (University of Luxembourg)