I Use My Voice: 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

This is the reception for the opening of an exhibition by **Women in Focus in Edinburgh, WIFIE,** a women's photography collective.

This exhibition titled **"I use my voice"** aims to draw attention to the **UN Campaign of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence** by cultivating an awareness of this annual event and the ongoing violence that persists for women and girls globally and here in Scotland. Each exhibiting member has researched and developed their unique

response to the issues that surround gender-based violence. They have created a series of photographs that they feel is pertinent to this year’s theme: “**UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and Girls: Ensure justice, protect survivors, end impunity.**”

This project and the 16 Days of Activism are of particular importance to WIFIE members who for some have lived experience of this issue.

**Women In Focus In Edinburgh**, WIFIE, was created twenty-five years ago to provide a platform for women who wanted to develop