VU 16 Days of Activism 2024

22 November – 6 December 2024, 9.30am–1.30pm

Multiple locations
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Free

Victoria University is proud to take part in the 16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence – an annual, global campaign with various events and presentations on the theme.

Discover how you can get involved in 2024, from attending live talks, to participating in a march against family violence.

Unable to attend in person?

Check out our online training for safety, equality and respect, or try our new online Privilege Walk.

: VU invites students, staff, partners and community members to march with us at the Walk Against Family Violence. This annual event, coordinated by Respect Victoria, kicks off the 16 Days of Activism in Victoria.
VU has participated since 2017 and is one of the only universities to do so. Help to make our presence this year the biggest yet!
Friday 22 November, 11am, Birrarung Marr (upper terrace) marching to Treasury Gardens.
Registration link to follow.
: To mark the International Day of People with Disability on 3 December, VU presents the AI Hackathon!
This in-person event calls on your creativity and your ideas to brainstorm new ways to make content accessible to more people. Hackathon participants will be joined by Microsoft Education specialists and have access to the latest AI tools.
Tuesday 3 December, Footscray Park campus – details and registration link to follow.
: Please visit Respect Victoria and Safe+Equal for more information and resources about the 16 Days of Activism.
: The Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) is an Australian organisation dedicated to advocating for LGBTIQ+ individuals who have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to persecution based on their gender identity or sexual orientation.

FDPN proudly stands as the first registered organisation led by LGBTIQ+ people who have experienced forced displacement.

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