Women’s Aid Dundalk has installed an art installation as part of global campaign
The public is invited to tie a ribbon to the Women’s Aid Dundalk art exhibtion as a personal message of hope, remembrance or support
As part of its awareness-raising efforts for 16 Days of Action, Women's Aid Dundalk has installed a lighted canopy of thousands of ribbons at The Demense in the Dundalk town centre and invites the public to contribute to it.
The installation will remain in place until 9th December, and Women's Aid Dundalk will have staff there on selected evenings.
Members of the public are warmly invited to visit the canopy in The Demesne from 13th November.
Further, when Women's Aid Dundalk has staff at the installation, the public is invited to tie a ribbon to the canopy as a personal message of hope, remembrance or support, and pick up information about our services.
Exact dates and times that Women's Aid Dundalk staff will be at the site will appear on their website www.womensaiddundalk.net and social media profiles @womensaiddundalk on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn once confirmed.
This art installation is a component of Women's Aid Dundalk's Weaving a Safe Space Together campaign, organised as part of 16 Days of Action.
Participants from eight local schools and community groups have decorated ribbons for the installation, and now the wider Dundalk public can, too.
Women’s Aid Dundalk (WAD) is a domestic violence service based in Dundalk which works towards the elimination of domestic abuse, offering a range of essential services to women and their children.
These include emergency refuge accommodation and support, a 24-hour helpline, court accompaniment, therapeutic support for children, public advocacy and awareness-raising, training and education.
16 Days of Action is a global, civil society-led campaign that runs from 25th November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10th December (International Human Rights Day).
Established in 1991, this worldwide effort urges individuals, civil society, governments and international organizations to advocate for the elimination of violence against women and girls.
Thousands of organisations from over 180 countries have participated since the campaign's launch.