The council encourages the community to participate in the activities planned over 16 days.
The council has partnered with local organisations through the Lower Hume Collaborative Group to support the campaign.
The first annual Mitchell Community Walk to End Violence for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign was held in Kilmore in 2019.
This year, The Clothesline Project, a workshop where community members can share their messages of what respect means to them on T-shirts, will kick off on Tuesday, November 21, and Wednesday, November 22, at Beveridge.
It will be followed by a seminar with a Steps Towards Change guest speaker and a community walk from 10am to 1.30pm in Seymour on Wednesday, November 29.
Coffee with a Cop is an opportunity for people to have a coffee, ask questions and chat with local police officers.
Sessions will be held in Wallan on Monday, November 27, Broadford on Thursday, November 30, and Seymour on Friday, December 1.
The council says promoting gender equality helps to prevent family violence and other forms of violence against women and girls.
It said “violence in our communities is complex but also preventable through awareness-raising campaigns that start conversations around gender equality”.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent floods within Mitchell shire, the walk has been postponed but will be back for the second time on Wednesday, November 29.
