January 25 is an Orange Day

The initiative of UN WOMEN to proclaim each 25th of a month an Orange Day, with people wearing something in orange, is becoming more and more known around the world. November 25th is the international day International Day for the Elimination of Abuse and Violence against Women, but we are invited to make an impact on every 25th of each month. 12 days to be creative in order to take action.
When confronted with the idea of wearing orange, some women said, “Orange is just not my color. Why orange?” Maybe orange is not your color and you do not look your best, but think of all the women in the world who are victims of all kinds of violence and abuse. They do not look their best either, with their battered faces. In general terms, abuse manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms, encompassing:
• intimate partner violence (battering, psychological abuse, marital rape, femicide);
• sexual violence and harassment (rape, forced sexual acts, unwanted sexual advances, child sexual abuse, forced marriage, street harassment, stalking, cyber- harassment);
• human trafficking (slavery, sexual exploitation);
• female genital mutilation; and
• child marriage.
Out of solidarity we can wear a color we may otherwise not prefer! In many countries not only women are proud to wear orange today, but also men who take a stand to end violence against women.
Join the campaign! You can participate in person or on social media via the following hashtags: #OrangeUrWorld, #OrangeTheWorld, #HearMeToo, #EndVAW.
www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/