General News
29 November, 2022
16 days of activism
LOCAL communities are lighting up orange for 16 days from tomorrow in the awareness campaign to prevent and respond to violence against women. From special events to the masterhead of the Loddon Herald, 16 Days of Activism in the shire is being...
LOCAL communities are lighting up orange for 16 days from tomorrow in the awareness campaign to prevent and respond to violence against women.
From special events to the masterhead of the Loddon Herald, 16 Days of Activism in the shire is being support by Boort District Health and Inglewood and District’s Health Service.
They want the community to have conversations that promote and practise respectful relationships, gender equality and positive attitudes towards girls and women.
“Our Loddon community has a long history of responding to the call to action that is the global 16 Days of Activism,” said Boort District Health CEO Donna Doyle.
“Many will remember our orange pom pom’s that adorned the Boort township. This year our famous pine out the front of the hospital will be lit up orange over the 16 days amongst a range of other community activities to show our support of the prevention of violence against women and children.
“We hope to see other buildings in the shire lit up in orange lighting to show their support throughout the 16-day campaign,” she said.
Inglewood and Districts Health Service is again collaborating with the Kooyoora Women’s Network to host the Loddon Orange Dinner at the Bridgewater Hotel next Wednesday.
The network boasts a membership of about 80 women, who will all wear orange and hear from April McKenzie, director of community and clinical services at IDHS.
Northern District Community Health CEO Mandy Hutchinson said: “This year’s campaign in Loddon features a post card that will go to every household in the shire to support a conversation about equality and residents are encouraged to display it in a public place to show their support of the campaign messages.
“The prevention of violence against women and children is every bodies business and responsibility and we all can make a difference to the tragedy that is family violence, gender equalityis the key to ending violence,” Ms Hutchinson said.
‘NDCH will host Jane Gilmore, author of Fixed It: Violence and the Representation of Women in the Media and Teaching Consent at its annual meeting next week.
Jane is an advocate for keeping women safe at home, at work and everywhere in between.
“We’re inviting the community along to hear from this inspiring author,” Ms. Hutchinson said. The 2022 Loddon Lights up Orange Campaign had been coordinated by the Loddon Family Violence Network.- The annual 16 Days of Activism campaign begins tomorrow, the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, and ends on December 10, which is International Human Rights Day.
Boort last week hold an orange walk at Nolen’s Park after local students earlier in the day tie orange ribbons to the school fence.
Other events include a barbecue in Godfrey Street on December 2 and free yoghurt at the Parkrun on December 10.
If you, or someone you know, is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, please phone The Orange Door Loddon on 1800 512 359.