EVENTS & INITIATIVES
16 Days of Activism – Walk Against Violence – 7 Dec
Join Penrith City Council’s annual Walk Against Violence at the Nepean River from 9am on Sunday 7 December and add your pledge to the hero tree.
16 Days of Activism – It Starts With Us screening & talk – 5 Dec
Big hART and Women and Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC) invite you to It Starts With Us – a special documentary screening and panel discussion.
16 Days of Activism – Mayoral Breakfast – 25 Nov 2025
The annual Mayoral Breakfast against gender-based violence is the launch of the Blue Mountains 16 Days of Activism campaign.
16 Days of Activism – Spanish Embassy of Australia Panel – 10 Dec
A free panel discussing consular assistance for victims of gender-based violence.
16 Days of Activism – ‘All Our Stories’ Clay Exhibition – 9 Dec 2025
Showcases clay artworks by local women exploring culture, migration, belonging and resilience.
16 Days of Activism – Resistance and Backlash in the Prevention of Violence Against Women webinar
Learn how to minimise and respond to backlash with Our Watch’s Webinar.
16 Days of Activism – Turn the Blue Mountains Orange
Show solidarity by dressing in orange on the 25 November.
16 Days of Activism – An introduction to tech-based abuse – 25 Nov 2025
Free online webinar hosted by the eSafety Commissioner.
Bystander Intervention workshop: Engaging LGBTQIA+ Allies – 22 Nov 2025
FREE Bystander Intervention workshop – 22 November 2025.
Bystander Intervention workshop: Engaging Community as Allies – 7 Nov 2025
FREE Bystander Intervention workshop.
Reclaim the Night – 7 Nov 2025
Join Blue Mountains Reclaim the Night 2025 at The Hub, Springwood on 7 Nov.
16 Days of Activism starts on the 25 Nov 2025
Find out about 16 Days of Activism and Blue Mountains events.