b'>>> Valgt detA performance about>>> The sound of silencehuman trafficking Combatting domestic violence against women in Turkey Soroptimists from the Union of Norway launched ais complex with progressive policy reforms coexisting storytelling theatre, working with actresses Beathewith dominant conservative gender and family norms. Frostad and Astrid Elise Stery, to inform, engage andMany women experiencing violence feel shame and createawarenessabouthumantrafficking.Ensuringthat social pressure, remaining silent, often living in the delivery would prove accessible to young people,unbearable conditions.research was collated and interviews undertakenMembers of SI of Iel Mersin, Turkey, co-ordinated with law enforcement, rescue systems and mostan awareness campaign to inform the public about importantly, survivors. The stories gathered became theViolenceAgainstWomen,producingashortfilmwithfoundation for a performance work rooted in the real-lifemembersfilmeddressedinblack,withblacktapeoverexperiencesofhumantraffickingsurvivors. their mouths, symbolising the silence of victims and the Affording a voice to survivors, the performance work is ahiddennatureofthecrime.Thefilmwasreleasedonplatform for real storieslived experiences, establishing25 November, the International Day for the Elimination a stepping-stone to national awareness and debate. Theof Violence against Women, to generate and maximise Soroptimist Union of Norway successfully marketed theimpact.premiere to young people and relevant organisations>>> Creative arts to overcome barriersand thirty-seven performances were staged, with the initiative applauded and supported by the Ministry ofSoroptimists of Kln-Rmerturm, Germany, in Justice and Public Security.collaboration with the Soroptimist Club of Kln, partnered with KUNSTHAUS KAT18, a progressive art space located in Cologne, complete with studios, gallery and coffee bar, that carries the message - Art can overcome barriers. Promoting artistic and cultural collaborations with the aim of improving the living conditions of artists with disabilities, the space runs regular projects, exhibitions, public discussions, readings and theatrical performances at its location.TheClubscollaboratedtofinancethecompletionofan apartment to be used by artists in residence, whilst they worked together with the studio community on a workshop and 6-week exhibition, resulting in the opportunity for the community to perform at the famous Museum Kolumba in Cologne. The exhibition was a success and is to be repeated at the Museum Kampa in Union of Norway - a storytelling theatre Prague, Czech Republic, where Soroptimists from Prague 12 will join the project. Creative Arts overcoming barriers'