16 Days of Activism
16 Days of Activism
Day 3 - November 27, 2025
Pick up a Moose Hide pin in the Student Engagement and Equity (SEE) Office, SHA 210, 9:00-4:00
The Moosehide Campaign
The Moose Hide Campaign began 10 years ago as a BC-born Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage men and boys in ending violence towards women and children. In 2023, Ontario Tech University was designated by the Moosehide Campaign organziation to be an Ambassador Campus, committed to creating awareness of gender-based violence, taking preventive action to address this across the campus community and the wider community. Learn more at https://moosehidecampaign.ca/
Day 4 - November 28, 2025
Review Ontario Tech’s Sexual Violence and Harassment Policy
Ontario Tech University commits to maintaining a healthy and safe environment for work and study by condemning acts of sexual violence, holding perpetrators accountable and supporting victims with care services. Read the full policy https://studentservices.ontariotechu.ca/sexualviolence/policy.php
Day 5 - November 29, 2025
Share a message of solidarity to survivors of violence using #OntarioTechStandsAgainstGBV.
Day 6 - November 30, 2025
Visit White Ribbon and take the Pledge to help end gender-based violence.
Pledge: https://www.whiteribbon.ca/pledge
White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity. They have been educating people about gender-based violence for more than 30 years.
Day 7 - December 1, 2025
Watch #NoMoreExcuses to learn key facts about gender-based violence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1LPxDlDfYE
UN Women is “the global champion for women and girls.” Amongst it’s many services and programs, they have also created powerful and inspiring videos that shed light on violence against women, while also highlighting the successes women have achieved against the odds.
Day 8 - December 2, 2025
Do your part to stop online violence against women and girls. Make your socials a safe space. Visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/faqs/digital-abuse-trolling-stalking-and-other-forms-of-technology-facilitated-violence-against-women
Day 9 - December 3, 2025
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Why does gender-based violence disproportionally affect women with disabilities? Challenge yourself to find the answer.
Women with physical and mental impairments experience violence 2-3 times more often than women without. Myths and stereotypes about people with disabilities held by others plays a significant role in this violence. Learn more from GBV Learning Network at Western University https://www.gbvlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/briefs/brief-12.html
Day 10 - December 4, 2025
You can help! Learn the 5D’s of bystander intervention: Direct, Distract, Delegate, Delay, Document.
Learn how to be an ally to women and safely intervene at https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/conflict-misconduct/sexual-misconduct/training-educational-materials/bystander-intervention-strategies.html
Day 11 - December 5, 2025
Attend the École Polytechnique Memorial hosted by FEAS
ERC Atrium, 11:00–12:00
In 1989, 14 women were murdered at Ecole Polytechnique simply because they were in STEM programs and deemed feminists by their murdered.
Day 12 - December 6, 2025
National Day of Remembrance and Action
Wear a White Ribbon
The National Day of Remembrance was established in 1991 to remember the 14 women killed at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. Learn more about the École Polytechnique Massacre at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xarUlZ28irQ
Day 13 - December 7, 2025
Make a donation to a women’s shelter. In Durham Region you can donate to:
Bethesda House
The Denise House
Herizon House
Women’s shelters do not make their addresses publicly known for safety reasons, however, people can make monetary donations or email the shelter directly if there are specialty items you care to donate. Visit Durham Region Emergency Shelters: https://www.durham.ca/en/living-here/emergency-shelters-for-victims-of-violence.aspx#Shelters-for-Victims-of-Domestic-Violence
Day 14 - December 8, 2025
Learn how GBV impacts 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and how to be an ally.
Egale Canada: https://egale.ca/awareness/gbv-resources-parents/
Day 15 - December 9, 2025
You can help! Learn the Signal for Distress
A discreet hand signal a woman in distress can use to let someone know they need assistance.
https://canadianwomen.org/signal-for-help/
The Canadian Women’s Foundation has provided $270 million in funding for grassroots, feminist, life-transforming programs for women, girls, and gender-diverse people in Canada. They created the Signal for Distress as a tool for anyone experiencing gender-based violence.
Day 16 - December 10, 2025
World Human Rights Day
There are 30 individual human rights. Do you know what they are? Make a commitment to find out at https://unhrc.world/human-rights/