This year's day of remembrance and action "NO to violence against women!" is being celebrated under the motto "My heart belongs to me". To mark this day, the flag "Free life without violence" is being hoisted at the town hall of the municipality of Rüdersdorf near Berlin today, Wednesday.
With the focus #meinherzgehörtmir - Gegen Zwangsverheiratung und Frühehen (#myheartbelongstome - against forced marriage and early marriage), the aim is to shake up and raise awareness among people of all ages throughout Germany on 25 November 2020. The aim is also to show the girls and women affected: "You are not alone, together we are standing up for a free and self-determined life!"
More information can be found on the TERRE DES FEMMES website.
Women who have experienced violence can find a temporary place to stay in the women's refuge of the district of Märkisch-Oderland. They also receive counselling and support for a new life. Women's refuge MOL: 03341/496 155 or 0170/5819 615
You can find further help addresses on our website.