Orange Wolverhampton is our city's contribution to the United Nations’ annual Orange The World campaign - 16 days of action to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) between 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) and 10 December (UN Human Rights Day).

Individuals and organisations across the city, including faith groups, sports clubs, schools, community organisations, charities, businesses of all sizes, and large public sector organisations are encouraged to "Orange Wolverhampton".

You can support the campaign as an individual, or along with others from any community group, business or organisation,– just visit our ‘Get Involved’ section for some ideas!

In doing so, you will be helping to raise awareness of gender-based violence – violence primarily, but not exclusively, committed against women and girls – including:

You will also be raising awareness about the help and support that is available to victims of gender-based violence in Wolverhampton. Support is now available for perpetrators who recognise behaviour that they want to change too.

We want to make this year's campaign even bigger - and this is your chance to get involved from 25 November to 10 December.

Take a look at our resources- a wide range of posters, leaflets, videos, lesson plans, screensavers, social media graphics and more for you to download to help you to Orange Wolverhampton.

Get involved

There are a number of ways which you can get involved and support the Orange campaign:

Follow us on social media - Facebook or Twitter
Download the campaign resources (Teams / Zoom background, email signatures, social media banners / images, display screen slide, screensavers etc.)
Order Orange Wolverhampton resources – posters, advice and support cards, pens, ribbons.
Join in with one of the shared campaign events
Plan your own orange event and share details with our campaign calendar. e.g.

Hold an orange ribbon making session in the lead up to the campaign (email stephen.dodd@wvca.org.uk for materials and instructions)
Plan an orange lunch or orange coffee break
Orange your website or social media
Make an orange Christmas Tree for your workplace
Run an Orange awareness raising session for your service users
Light up your building or reception area in orange
Share our resources at your venue or by booking a stall in a public venue near you.

Send us pictures of what you are doing to support the campaign by using the hashtag #OrangeWolves and tagging @wvsafeguarding and @CommSafetyWV on social media

HAVE YOUR SAY: Please take a few moments to complete a short survey about the safety of women and girls living, working in or visiting Wolverhampton. To take part in the survey please visit The Wolverhampton Safety of Women & Girls Survey.

Events 2022

Date	Time	Event	Organiser	Location	Book
25 Nov	10am	Flag-raising and awareness raising walk in city centre	SWP / WST	St. Peter’s Square	Open to all
25 Nov	10.30am - 12.30pm	Everything Orange	ARISE & St Chad's & St Mark's Church	St Chad's & St Mark's Church	No booking required
26 Nov	9am	Orange Wolves at Parkrun	SWP / WST	West Park, WV1 4PN	Open to all, wear orange!
28 Nov	10am – 4:30pm	#orangewolves - Pop up Stand	SWP / WST	Mander Centre, Ground Floor	No booking required
28 Nov	6pm - 8.30pm	Event to raise awareness of all forms of violence against women and girls	Sisterhood of Women / Interfaith Wolverhampton	Mayoral Suite, Civic Centre	Limited numbers, booking required
29 Nov	10:30am – 4:30pm	#orangewolves - Pop up Stand	SWP / WST	Mander Centre, Ground Floor	No booking required
30 Nov	2pm – 4pm	Workshop for male victims of domestic abuse	St. George’s HUB	Online	Book your place
1 Dec	11am	Orange Coffee Morning - Raising Awareness of Male Victims	St. George’s HUB	Wolverhampton Central Library	No booking required
3 Dec	9am	Orange Wolves at Parkrun	SWP / WST	East Park, WV1 2BS	Open to all, wear orange!
4 Dec	11.30am	Orange Wolves Awareness Raising	Soroptimist International Wolverhampton	Bantock Park	No booking required
5 Dec	12 - 12.45pm	Lunch & Learn – Sex Work and the Cost of Living Crisis	CWC / Changing Lives	Online	Book your place
5 Dec	12pm - 2pm	Orange Cupcake Day	Hope Community Project	40 Ling House, Long Ley, Heath Town, WV10 0HH	No booking required
5 Dec	9am - 4:30pm	Information Awareness - show your support	City of Wolverhampton Council	The Atrium, Ground floor, Civic Centre WV1 1SH	No booking required
6 Dec	12pm – 12.45pm	Lunch & Learn – Domestic Abuse and the Deaf Community	CWC / Zebra Access	Online	Book your place
7 Dec	12pm – 12.45pm	Lunch & Learn – Sexual Assault and Violence Awareness	CWC / Black Country Women’s Aid	Online	Book your place
7 Dec	1pm -1.45pm	Lunch & Learn – Domestic Abuse & Older People	CWC / WST	Online	Book your place
8 Dec	12pm – 12.45pm	Lunch & Learn – Harmful Behaviours	CWC / Richmond Fellowship	Online	Book your place
8 Dec	1pm - 1.45pm	Lunch & Learn – Female Genital Mutilation	CWC / DORCAS	Online	Book your place
8 Dec	2pm - 4pm	Workshop - male victims of domestic abuse	St. George’s HUB	On Zoom	Book your place
9 Dec	11.30am – 12.15pm	Lunch & Learn – The Criminalisation of Domestic Abuse Victims	CWC / Changing Lives	Online	Book your place
10 Dec	4:30pm – 5pm	Flag lowering	WST / SWP	St. Peter’s Square	No booking required

Tell us about your event

Resources

Use our Online Form to order any physical resources you need (posters, advice and support cards, safety planning leaflets, pens and orange ribbons).

Apps

Freedom App - Established to save the lives of vulnerable children and young people who are at risk of, or are subjected to violent crimes, Female Genital Mutilation, dishonour-based violence and forced marriages throughout the UK.
Petals App for young people - A web app for young people, both girls and boys living in the UK who want to find out more about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Petals App for professionals - An online resource explaining the legal responsibilities of professionals dealing with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Consent video

This video is excellent at explaining consent in an accessible, funny and yet impacting way. It really gets people of all ages (adults, young people and children) to think and talk about consent.

View the:

Consent for Kids video
Consent video

Teams/Zoom backgrounds

Please download the:

Posters & Leaflets

Please download the version you would like to display:

A4 poster landscape
A3 poster landscape
A4 poster portrait
A3 poster portrait
Worried About Going Home 2022 A4 poster
Safety planning leaflet
Advice and support card image

Building Safer Relationships Pack

Please download the version you would like to display:

Social Media/Screensavers/Email signature

Please download the version you would like to display:

A4 poster landscape
A3 poster landscape
A4 poster portrait
A3 poster portrait
A4 'Worried about going home' poster
A5 'Worried about going home' poster
Image for use on email signature
A4 Screensavers/Email signature
16:9 Screensaver

Apps
Consent video
Teams/Zoom backgrounds
Posters & Leaflets
Building Safer Relationships Pack
Social Media/Screensavers/Email signature

Last year's campaign

More than 100 organisations worked together to raise awareness of gender-based violence and the help and support available for those affected in Wolverhampton and beyond. The photos below are a snapshot of last year’s campaign.

"Through close partnership working we have made significant progress in addressing violence against women and girls, developing more effective ways of working together and implementing new processes which have further improved the way agencies respond to safeguarding concerns.

"The Orange Wolverhampton campaign is a great way for individuals and organisations to show that they are committed to ending gender-based violence, and highlighting where people can turn to if they are affected by the issue in any way.

“It cannot be over-emphasised that both locally and nationally all organisations and services recognise that there are female and male victims and perpetrators, and that support is available for everyone; women and men, girls and boys.”

John Denley
Director of Public Health, City of Wolverhampton Council

"The Orange Wolverhampton campaign is not just about highlighting the problem of gender-based violence, but also raising victims awareness of the type of help and support that is available.

"Our message is clear; you do not need to suffer in silence. If you or someone you know is a victim of or at risk of gender-based violence, please speak out and get the support you or they need.

"Equally, if you are a perpetrator, in addition to the criminal justice system, there are now a number of programmes available which can help you change your behaviour.”

Richard Fisher
Chair of the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership

Show your support on social media using the hashtag #orangewolves and by tagging @wvsafeguarding in the conversation.