Duncan of Jordanston College of Art and Design took part in the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign from 25th November – 10th December 2021. Staff and students were involved in several events and actives both on line and on campus. Here are some of the highlights.
On 19th November DJCAD hosted a reclaim the night ‘craftivism’ drop in. This was a banner making workshop in partnership with Student Services and supported by DUSA for UoD staff & students to create banners to take on the Reclaim the Night March.
The Art History & Violence Against Women online conference took place on 25th November – it was livestreamed and can be seen on YouTube here.
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On 25th November 2021 DJCAD students took to the streets with the Dundee community to Reclaim the Night in Dundee City Centre.
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A display of staff and student work in DJCAD’s Bradshaw Gallery ran from 25th November to 10th December in a show entitled ‘DJCAD Responds: End Violence Against Women Now!’
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Finally on 10th December the DJCAD Matthew and Tower Buildings were lit up in orange, purple and green to show support for ending GBV.
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The University has support for students who are dealing with gender-based violence.