Scottish Women’s Aid 16 Days Faith Communities’ Campaign – in collaboration with the Edinburgh Inter Faith Association

 We are pleased to announce our campaign for the 16 Days of Action For The Elimination of Violence Against Women, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Inter Faith Association.

The campaign has two strands – firstly, an online exhibition that we hope you will be able to contribute to along with other members of your faith community. The focus is:

On Being: Powerful

We’d like you to share…

• your thoughts on how women can be empowered in faith communities
• how we support one another and come together in times of crisis
• how do we celebrate together – what does joy look like?

For more information please visit the blog site for this initiative, where you can enter submissions and view the contributions over the 16 days.

http://16daysfaithcommunities.wordpress.com/about/

The second strand is a joint event with the Edinburgh Inter Faith Association, as detailed below – please also see the attached programme for Interfaith Week:

Saturday 8th December

On Being: Powerful

What does it mean to be a woman? A Celebration of Strength and Sisterhood.

2 – 4pm, Venue to be confirmed.

A women-only safe space for sharing our thoughts on power (positive and negative) in our lives, our relationships, our faith communities. How do we support one another, grieve our losses, come together in times of crisis, and celebrate our triumphs? We imagine the answers are as varied as there are women.

In partnership with Edinburgh Inter Faith Association, Edinburgh Women’s Interfaith Group and Scottish Women’s Aid, this event takes place within the international campaign, ‘16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence’ aiming to strengthen networks of women working towards justice in their communities.

Space is limited. Please RSVP by December 3 to Julia Cato at julia@eifa.org.uk