Coastal Carolina University is hosting a drop-in reception highlighting the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence on Monday, Nov. 28, from 3 to 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Women’s Resource Center in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration (Room 313) and is free and open to the public.

The reception will feature a variety of local speakers discussing violence against women and human-trafficking controversy. Keynote speakers include Candace Lively, assistant solicitor in the Horry County Solicitor's Office, and Nelson Hardwick, S.C. representative and an advocate to strengthen the S.C. Statute on Human Trafficking.

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign is an international effort started by the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. Since then, the campaign has raised awareness of the human rights issues at stake when violence is directed toward women.

The reception is sponsored by CCU's Women’s Resource Center and the University's Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Representatives from the following organizations will also be on hand: ZONTA, the international women’s advocacy organization; the Rape Crisis Centers of Horry and Georgetown counties; Eastern Carolina Coalition Against Human Trafficking; The Children’s Recovery Center; Citizens Against Spouse Abuse; and the Family Justice Center of Georgetown.

For more information, contact the Women’s Resource Center at 843-349-2218.