Gender-Based Violence & Tech 'Tweetathon' on Friday, May 22

This Friday the UNiTE Campaign will be hosting a 'Tweetathon' in honor of Orange Day, which is held on the 25th of every month. Each month has a different theme, and this month is technology for ending violence against women. To bring about awareness, there will be a Tweetathon this Friday in which people will use the hashtag #OrangeDay to share information on how tech is being used to prevent violence. Use this as an opportunity to share with your network the great work that is being done in this area and to raise awareness about Orange Day. Find out more info & ideas here: http://www.unwomen.org/~/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/what%20we%20do/orange_day_action_plan_may2015_technology_final.pdf

Sample Tweets

• For!#OrangeDay,!we!are!celebrating!the!tech!tools!helping!to!end!violence!against!women!and! girls.!http://owl.li/mlJkg via @SayNO_UNiTE
• 25 May! is! #OrangeDay!! How! will! you! take! action?! Join! us! in! raising! awareness! about! #technology!to!#endVAW!http://owl.li/mlJkg via!@SayNO_UNiTE

Upcoming Orange Day Themes

June – ‘Where’s the money for initiatives to end violence against women and girls?’
July – ‘Youth in action – Orange our future: the Sustainable Development Goals and a future free from violence against women and girls’
August – ‘Step it Up for Gender Equality and an end to violence against women and girls’
September – ‘The new global development agenda: what's next for efforts to end violence against women and girls?’
October – ‘Ensuring access to services for survivors of violence against women and girls’
November – ‘Orange your world: Make a dent’

See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action#sthash.zDsSZWu8.dpuf