CITY HALL AND GRACIE MANSION GO ORANGE IN HONOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

  For the third consecutive year, Gracie Mansion and City Hall will be lit orange—the color adopted by the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence Against Women campaign to symbolize hope for a violence-free future—in a show of solidarity with the global community and as a vivid symbol of commitment to ending all violence against women and girls in New York City. The lighting will also commemorate the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which begins on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and ends on December 10, Human Rights Day. During this time, the NYC Commission on Gender Equity, Co-Chaired by the First Lady of New York Chirlane McCray, and the Mayor's Office for International Affairs will work to raise public awareness and mobilize people to prevent and end violence against women, girls and transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in the city, and to encourage all to #OrangetheWorld.‎