BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20151209T160000Z DTEND:20151209T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Evolution of Community - 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence DESCRIPTION:The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a global campaign calling for the elimination of all forms of violence against women highlighting significant dates Nov. 25th - Dec. 10th. In response to the levels of relationship abuse and/or violence against women and young girls in the Cowichan Valley\, Warmland Women's Support Services Society is hosting a social action workshop in support of 16 Days of Activism! We invite you to join us for breakfast\, enjoy the company of the fine community that we are\, and engage a dialogue about our community's role in addressing gender-based violence. This is a community workshop lead by community for community and everyone is welcome because we are all affected by GBV ? professionals\, social responders\, advocates\, neighbours\, family members\, teachers\, parents concerned about youth dating violence. As this event is not funded we gratefully accept donations of more than $10 for registration to help cover expenses :-) As a community our individual and collective voice has power. How we talk to each other and when we talk to each other about violence against women has a direct and dramatic impact. Join the conversation! From peace in the home to peace in the world\, it starts with us! "We" are the answer we've been waiting for. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a global campaign calling for the elimination of all forms of violence against women highlighting significant dates Nov. 25th - Dec. 10th. In response to the levels of relationship abuse and/or violence against women and young girls in the Cowichan Valley\, Warmland Women'\;s Support Services Society is hosting a social action workshop in support of 16 Days of Activism! We invite you to join us for breakfast\, enjoy the company of the fine community that we are\, and engage a dialogue about our community'\;s role in addressing gender-based violence. This is a community workshop lead by community for community and everyone is welcome because we are all affected by GBV ? professionals\, social responders\, advocates\, neighbours\, family members\, teachers\, parents concerned about youth dating violence. As this event is not funded we gratefully accept donations of more than $10 for registration to help cover expenses :-) As a community our individual and collective voice has power. How we talk to each other and when we talk to each other about violence against women has a direct and dramatic impact. Join the conversation! From peace in the home to peace in the world\, it starts with us! "\;We"\; are the answer we'\;ve been waiting for. LOCATION:Duncan United Church 246 Ingram St. UID:e.1867.3877 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260411T033550Z URL:https://business.duncancc.bc.ca/events/details/the-evolution-of-community-16-days-of-activism-against-gender-violence-12-09-2015-3877 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR