16 Days of Action is an annual, international campaign which raises awareness of, and calls for an end to gender-based violence. The campaign runs from Monday 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and finishes on Tuesday 10 December, Human Rights Day.
It is estimated that 25% of women have experienced some form of gender-based abuse before the age of 16. In England and Wales 3,000 offences are recorded each day, with 1 in 12 women a victim of violence every year, with the actual number expected to be much higher.
Organisations in Cornwall are running a calendar of free events over the 16 days, which you can find below and sign up to via the Eventbrite links. Please show your support by joining in and learning more.
Always call 999 if you or someone else is at immediate risk of harm.
Further information about Domestic Abuse, including gender-based violence, can be found on the Safer Cornwall website here: https://safercornwall.co.uk/domestic-abuse-sexual-violence/
You can also learn more about our Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy and our Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) strategy.
For more information about any of the 16 days campaign events or training activities, please email Cornwall Council’s domestic abuse and sexual violence team via [email protected]
Date and Time | Organiser | Event | Location | Booking links |
25 November 10am to 4pm | Safer Cornwall Partnership | High-street shop pop-up event – Penzance | Penzance – specific location to be confirmed asap | No need to book – just turn up on the day |
25 November 1pm to 3pm | Safer Futures / Barnardo’s | Bystander training with public transport focus | Training room, Pydar House, Truro | Book here |
25 November 4.30pm to 6.30pm | Safer Futures / Barnardo’s | Bystander training in the community – Camborne | Camborne Rugby Football Club | Book here |
25 November | Penzance 16 days vigil and march | Penzance | No need to book – just turn up on the day | |
27 to 30 November | CLEAR | Clear Voices event, artwork and poetry exhibition | CLEAR shop, 8 Cathedral Lane, Truro | No need to book – just turn up on the day |
29 November 1pm to 2pm | Devon and Cornwall Police | Devon & Cornwall Police VAWG Strategy 24-27 | Online | Book here |
4 December 10am to 4pm | Safer Cornwall Partnership | High-street shop pop-up event – Truro Christmas market | Truro Christmas Market, Boscawen Street, Truro | No need to book – just turn up on the day |
6 December 6pm | Women’s Centre Cornwall | The Women’s Centre Cornwall Reclaim The Night event | Starts at Killacourt Bandstand, Newquay | No need to book – just turn up on the day |
9 December 10.30am to 12.30pm | Safer Futures / Barnardo’s | Bystander training in the community – St Just | St Just WI Hall | Book here |
9 December 3pm to 5pm | Safer Futures / Barnardo’s | Bystander training in the community – Penzance | Alverne Room, St John’s Hall, Penzance | Book here |
10 December 10am to 4pm | Safer Cornwall Partnership | High-street shop pop-up event – Saltash | Saltash community shop – CEPL12, Fore St, Saltash PL12 6JL | No need to book – just turn up on the day |
Date and Time | Organiser | Event | Location | Booking links |
27 November 9.00-12.30 | Safer Futures / Barnardo’s | Level 1 domestic abuse and sexual violence online training | Online | Book here |
27 November 12.00 – 1.00 | Devon and Cornwall Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) | What is a SARC? | Online | Sold out – What is a SARC ? – TEAMs |
27 November 1.00-2.00 | Torbay Council | Complex Lives Navigators webinar – working with complex women | Online | Book here |
28 November 10am to 1pm | Safer Futures & Refuge4Pets | Coercive control online webinar | Online | Book here |
29 November 9.00-11.00 | NDADA | Older Person’s Webinar | Online | Click here to join meeting |
29 November 1.00-3.00 | Safer Cornwall Partnership & Devon and Cornwall Police | MARAC awareness/ Clare’s Law workshop | Online | Book here |
3 December 10.00-11.30 | NHS Devon | Perinatal & Domestic Abuse Webinar | Online | Click here to join the meeting |
5 December 10am to 11:30am | Royal Devon University Hospital Trust & NHS Devon | Non-fatal strangulation webinar | Online | Book here |
5 & 6 December 9am to 4:30pm | Safer Futures / Barnardo’s | Two day bystander train the trainer | Pydar House, Truro | Book here |
9 December 11.00-12.30 | Devon and Cornwall Police | Understanding Domestic Abuse related Police Orders | Online | Book here |
10 December 11.30 – 12.30 | Devon and Cornwall Police | Soteria (Rape and Serious Sexual Offences) Policing Input | Online | Book here |