This year, for the #16DaysOfActivism, we are sharing about different (& original) ways to do activism against #GBV every day!
Today, let's talk about a traditional way for women to fight for their rights and ideals, but with a spin! 👇 #orangetheworld
Today, let's talk about a traditional way for women to fight for their rights and ideals, but with a spin! 👇 #orangetheworld
Lysistrata, an anti-war comedy by the Greek playwright Aristophanes, talks about a sex strike 💪
The women in the play, led by Lysistrata, want the Peloponnesian War to end, so they stop having sex with their husbands as a strategy to secure the peace.
The women in the play, led by Lysistrata, want the Peloponnesian War to end, so they stop having sex with their husbands as a strategy to secure the peace.
And nowadays?
Let's talk about three different sex strikes!
1⃣ Huelga de piernas cruzadas ("The strike of crossed legs"), Pereira (Colombia), September 2006 ▶️ A strike to curb gang violence.
Let's talk about three different sex strikes!
1⃣ Huelga de piernas cruzadas ("The strike of crossed legs"), Pereira (Colombia), September 2006 ▶️ A strike to curb gang violence.
2⃣ Kenya sex strike, Kenia, May 2009 ▶️ A week-long sex strike aimed at politicians.
A prominent Kenyan women’s rights group organised a sex strike to convince their political leaders to cooperate between 1 May and 7 May 2009.
A prominent Kenyan women’s rights group organised a sex strike to convince their political leaders to cooperate between 1 May and 7 May 2009.
3⃣ The Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, Liberia, 2003.
In 2003, Leymah Gbowee & the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace organised a sex strike (& other non-violent protests) to ensure the peace in Liberia during the civil war.
In 2003, Leymah Gbowee & the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace organised a sex strike (& other non-violent protests) to ensure the peace in Liberia during the civil war.
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