Our Global Day is Mothers' Union's response to the call for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Global Day is centred around the disturbing figure that “1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced domestic or sexual abuse” and that Mothers’ Union as a leading women’s organisation believes this to be unacceptable.
Much press and research has also shown that cases of domestic violence have increased during lockdown and the pandemic and so there is more need than ever to join together and say “No more 1 in 3”.
There are lots of new resources to help you plan how you can support the 16 Days campaign, and join in with the MU Global Day of Action on Saturday 27th November, marking it by wearing a purple scarf (scarf available from our online shop or from Clare Thomas (MUe rep).
MU members will gather, where possible, for a three mintute silence at 1.03pm (linkingn to the 1 in 3 theme) on the 27th November. We want to make this as big as we can, combining the voices of our four million members around the world - calling for action on an international scale and in the countries where we live.