International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Today is The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  It is day one of the international campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence.  All around the world individuals and organizations are spending twenty four hours working to end one of the most pervasive evils in our world: violence against women.  Each of us can afford to spend a bit of time today taking action.  We at Reyut are making it easy!

There are many ways to join in the movement:

• You can share this blog post on your facebook profile and with friends and family in order to spread the word and help others get involved! 
• Visit the website of the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence.  Read about the new organization and join people from all around the world who have signed the pledge to take action.
• You can check out Rutger's Center for Women's Global Leadership's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
• You can check out Jewish Women International's (JWI) efforts for a Jewish lens to the campaign
• You can post about the issue in social media sites - there are great sample posts here if you scroll down to "Sample Social Media Posts"
• You can educate yourself and others - Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide  is an incredible book, that turned into a movement, and has now been turned into a PBS documentary
• We are also very happy to share Chief Rabbi (of England) Jonathan Sack's post about The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
• You can also read and share information, stories, and videos from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women's efforts

This is an incomplete list, but it is a starting place.  Let's all do our part to educate, inform, and take action!

Ari and Sari