Third level students partcipating in Research at the CIT Sexual health and guidance week  in October 2010

The 16 days is an international campaign started in 1991 by the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership in New York to highlight and raise awareness of violence against women as a human rights issue.

Visiting the City Hall and the College of Commerce.

Visiting the Cork University Maternity Hospital, Ballincolig Secondary School, Loreto Convent Fermoy

Visiting the Health Promotion Unit, Medical Students and other locations throughout the city.

Visiting the County Hall.

Cork 16 Days of Action Cork Campaign

The Sexual Violence Centre participated in the 16 Days of Action campaign throughout the city. The centre visited the College of Commerce, Loreto College Fermoy, Cork City Hall, Cork County Hall, Cork University Maternity College and other locations throughout the city.

Thank you to all who spent time talking with us and for helping to raise awareness of this campaign.

Christmas is coming and it is that time of year to start posting cards to friends and relatives. The Sexual Violence Centre has a selection of Christmas cards available and these cards are unique as they capture Christmas in Cork. The cards are available from the centre and local shops in packs of 6 for €5.

Email us at info@sexualviolence.ie if you are available to sell cards in your area.

Sarah Yelverton raised €2550 for the centre.

Sarah completed the mini marathon as well as participating in other fundraising activities.
Thank you again Sarah.

Irish civil society organisations, Unions, NGOs and individuals are coming together to form an alliance and run a public awareness campaign on the dangers of prostitution and sex trafficking and to lobby the Government to introduce legislation to tackle demand for paid sex.

We are working together to combat sex trafficking, and to end the exploitation of women, men and children in Ireland’s sex industry.

This will best be achieved by combating the demand for paid sex that fuels the Irish sex industry by criminalising the purchase of sexual services.

What can be done: The Irish Government has to recognise that the country is in need of a modern approach to prostitution that addresses the current challenges and reflects best international practice. We need a law that tackles demand for paid sex in order to end the exploitation of women, men and children in Ireland’s sex industry. This will be best achieved by criminalising the purchase of sexual services.