Challenging gender-based violence through prevention education.
Stand Together is an action research project that is taking place at the University of Lincoln to tackle the issue of gender-based violence within the UK. Gender-based violence is behaviour that hurts, threatens or undermines people because of their gender or (perceived) sexuality. It can include everyday sexism, homophobic/transphobic bullying, sexual harassment, sexual violence and domestic abuse.
The ‘Stand Together’ programme at Lincoln is one of the first university-wide prevention education programmes in the UK. It entails peer education programmes with student volunteers, a poster campaign and a theatre project facilitated by Scottish Women’s Aid, White Ribbon Campaign and Tender.
To mark the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, we are holding ‘5 days of activism against gender-based violence’ from Thursday 4th December to Wednesday 10th December at the University. Events taking place across the University include:
- Thursday 4th Dec – Atrium event (12pm-2.30pm) with stands from the local police, Students’ Union and the Stand Together team and activities to raise awareness about gender-based violence within the UK
- Friday 5th Dec – Launch of our campaign posters designed by a Lincoln student
- Monday 8th Dec– ‘Changing the story’ presented by ‘Performance in social and community contexts’ students at Studio 3, LPAC at 3.30pm. To book a place please email awalsh@lincoln.ac.uk
- Tuesday 9th Dec – ‘Image theatre’ by ‘Performance in social and community contexts’ students at the Atrium at 1pm, and then travelling across the campus; followed by ‘Changing the story’ at Studio 3, LPAC at 3.30pm. To book a place please email awalsh@lincoln.ac.uk
- Wednesday 10th Dec – Day of social media activism against gender-based violence, so get tweeting on this issue – our twitter hashtag for this will be #StandTogetherUL
The project is led by Dr Sundari Anitha, working with a team of researchers from different schools within the university and in partnership with third sector organisations and student societies/ students’ union at UoL.
For more information on the Stand Together project and details of how to get involved please visit: http://standtogether.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/