The United Nations General Assembly designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem on that day. Women’s activists have marked November 25 as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).
Education for Justice Resources:
- Fact Sheet: Shining A Light: Threats to Human Rights of Women
- Litany: Rebecca Masika Katsuva: Turning Suffering Into Action
- Litany for Women of Justice and Peace
- Prayer to End Violence Against Women
- Prayer Service on Dating Violence
- Prayer Service: Ending Gender-Based Violence: A Long Way to Go
- Unit on Violence Against Women
- Women’s History Month Toolbox
