Thursdays in Black campaign keeps focus on gender-based violence
"Say no to abuse not just on women's day and month but always."
THE Diakonia Council of Churches says while it appreciates the hype around Women’s Day on 9 August and August as women’s month, the sad reality is that this will come and go and it will be business as usual.
According to Diakonia, the increasing and alarming rate of abuse of women and children in KwaZulu-Natal in particular is of great concern to them as an organisation that works for social justice. Gender justice is an integral part of its core focus on social justice.
Nomabelu Mvambo-Dandala, Executive Director, Diakonia Council of Churches said: “Beside getting local churches to reflect on issues of gender roles and gender-based violence, with transformative conversations and dialogues challenging the status quo, we also encourage men and women to be active in our Thursdays in Black Campaign.
The campaign is for everyone to commit to wearing black on Thursdays and a button as a sign of working towards a world without rape and violence. It resonates with many who wear the button and black clothes every Thursday until there is no more rape and violence because gender-based violence touches a raw nerve and cuts across divides of age, race, class – to name a few.”
She said for those at Diakonia Council of Churches the Thursdays in Black Campaign remains one of the most effective mechanisms for keeping the focus on gender-based violence alive throughout the year.
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