Events

If you are in Auckland, New Zealand, we invite you to join our Handing the Shame Back team for the Global Awareness Day Walk!

We will be meeting at Cornwall Park (by the Café and the main carpark) at 10am on Sunday 15 June.

Bring your family, friends, and even your fur babies — everyone is welcome!

HTSB Global Awareness Day – 16 June

This day was created by Handing the Shame Back’s Founder and CEO Gloria Masters in 2023, and is dedicated to raising awareness of child sexual abuse, honouring adult survivors, and most importantly, shifting the silence.

There are three key initiatives to be a part of this global movement:

  1. Join us for a 30-minute walk at 10am your local time, WHEREVER YOU ARE in the world. If 16 June falls on a weekday, feel free to do your walk on the closest weekend. Around the world, landmarks will be lit in our logo colours — red, white, and black — to honour this cause.

  2. Swap your profile picture with our logo to raise awareness and boost visibility.

  3. Share the Global Hand Sign with at least one other person — it is a simple yet powerful way to spread the message.

People participating in a walk during Global Awareness Day, carrying a banner that promotes preventing child sexual abuse and supporting survivors, with a website link www.handlingthesameback.org.
A graphic with a black and red background showing three hand signs for teaching the hand sign, accompanied by text that says "Help save some kids" and "Teach the hand sign." There is a logo with a heart and a website URL for HANDINGTHESHAMBACK.ORG, advocating for preventing child sexual abuse and supporting survivors.
A promotional graphic for Global Awareness Day on June 16 featuring a red heart with a black arrow wrapping around it, and text encouraging viewers to swap their logo for the organization's logo.

How to plan a walk?

Here is a simple guide to help you plan and set up your own walk for Global Awareness Day. It is designed to be flexible and easy to follow, and we are here if you need help along the way.

Download everything you need here:
• How to Plan My Global Awareness Walk
• Event Cover Image | GAD Image (square) | HTSB Logo

Take photos and tag us @HandingTheShameBack, or email them to us so we can share them on our channels and inspire others around the world!

Include a caption with your location. For example:
"Alex from Rotorua walking for Handing the Shame Back."

✋ Learn the Global Hand Sign
👕 Order official HTSB t-shirts/hoodies

Close-up of a person wearing a black T-shirt with white and red text that says 'I SEE YOU I STAND BESIDE YOU I BELIEVE YOU' and a small logo on the sleeve reading 'BARB THOMP.'