Kenilworth to be turned orange to raise awareness of violence to women

By James Smith

27th Nov 2023 | Local News

Kenilworth & District Soroptimists will join other organisations for the UN 16 days of activism Against Gender Based Violence (image supplied)
Kenilworth & District Soroptimists will join other organisations for the UN 16 days of activism Against Gender Based Violence (image supplied)

Kenilworth is set to turn orange this winter as Kenilworth & District Soroptimists join other organisations for the UN 16 days of activism Against Gender Based Violence.

The annual initiative runs every year from 25 November to 10 December, and locally will seen bits of the town centre decorated orange and special events organised.

"As Soroptimists, our emphasis is on violence against women and girls," local organisers said.

"The colour orange is used to show optimism that things can and will improve.

"So, we will be 'oranging' Kenilworth with street and bench decorations plus pop-up window displays.

"Some of the displays will have hard hitting facts together with support information.

"However, our aim is to showcase the types of actions we can take to improve the lives of women and girls.

"Just one example will be the handbags we have filled for the Love Grace charity. These will be given to women in the refuges in Warwickshire and women supported by Anawim based in Birmingham."

Local Soroptimists are encouraging residents to get involved, including an Orange Café on Saturday 9 December from 10am to 4pm at Milk and Mocha.

They will be there wearing orange, ready to chat about the things people can do to make a difference, especially for women and girls, in 2024.

And of course, there will be orange themed cakes available for a small donation.

The group will be raising funds towards the Refuges in Warwickshire as the Christmas period can be an especially difficult time.

If you want to find out more about any of the event planned for the UN 16 days campaign, head to the website here.

     

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