2009 Stop the Bus Campaign – Week 1
Rape Crisis has announced plans to launch its annual “Stop the Bus Campaign,” an advocacy campaign which aims to end violence against women and create safe spaces and safe relationships within communities, as part of its activities during 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign.
Three community educators, a counsellor, an advocacy worker, a blogger and a staff member will work within rural areas to raise awareness about gender violence, says Shiralee McDonald, a counselling coordinator with Rape Crisis Cape Town.
The team – Stop the Bus 2009 Campaign
In the first leg of the campaign, between the 25th November to 30th November, the team will work within Standford and Gansbaai communities, with the second trip starting in Worcester on the 2nd December and moving to Atlantis on the 6th and 7th December.
“We plan to hold networking workshops with stakeholders, go door-to-door within the community raising awareness about gender violence and inviting community members to workshops on sexual violence,” Shiralee says. “We understand that we can learn from the communities that we are working with as well as share our own knowledge and resources and build closer working partnerships.”
2009 Stop the Bus Campaign
Rape Crisis Cape Town is also implementing the Shukumisa Campaign. This is one of the reasons an advocacy worker was also included in the “Stop The Bus Campaign.”
