Fienta’s homepage turns orange to draw attention to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is marked around the world with the colour orange. Everyone is invited to show solidarity and help raise awareness by wearing orange clothing.

Orange as a symbol of a violence-free future

In Estonia, 50 buildings and landmarks in major cities will be lit up in orange. Turning our homepage orange is a way to extend this visual action from public space into the digital environment. In this way, we can contribute to raising awareness of this day more broadly and in a different way than usual.

Our homepage is visited daily by thousands of ticket buyers from all over the world, which allows us to help spread the message not only in Estonia, but globally.

The role of men in preventing intimate partner violence

From 25 November to 10 December, Estonia will host “orange conversations” led by the President Kaljulaid Foundation, focusing on the prevention and elimination of intimate partner violence. This year, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧 in preventing intimate partner violence.

The Orange Conversations programme will conclude on 10 December, International Human Rights Day, when Estonian men will stand in front of the Parliament from sunrise to sunset and read out summaries of police reports related to intimate partner violence.

Explore the Orange Conversations programme (in Estonian)

https://www.un.org/en/observances/ending-violence-against-women-day

If you or someone close to you is in trouble, you can always ask for help.
In Estonia, you can get help via the website palunabi.ee or 24/7 from the victim support crisis hotline 116 006. In an emergency, call 112.