Sapins porte-paroles
In December 2025, message trees (sapins porte-paroles) come to life in several cities across French-speaking Switzerland, at the initiative of Victime pas seule. These trees transform public spaces into places of expression and solidarity. Made from recycled materials and enriched by residents and passersby, these trees will gather messages of respect, hope and mutual aid, creating a mosaic of engaged voices to support victims of violence.
Where to find the sapins porte-paroles?
FRIBOURG (FR)
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Location • Main hall of the train station
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Dates • From 24 November to 10 December
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Opening event • Monday 24 November at 7:15 pm, on site
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Press release • La Liberté • Frapp
MONTHEY (VS)
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Locations • Soluna from 26 to 30 November • Collège Reposieux from 1 to 5 December • Casa Nova from 9 to 12 December • Christmas Market from 12 to 23 December
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Dates • From 26 November to 23 December
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Opening event • Tuesday 25 November at 6:30 pm, in Monthey
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Featured on the radio • Radio Chablais
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Press release • Le Nouvelliste
COLLOMBEY-MURAZ (VS)
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Locations • Collombey (Church) from 21 to 24 November • Muraz (Plavaux Daycare) from 25 November to 1 December • Illarsaz (Fountain) from 2 to 9 December • Collombey (Town Hall) from 10 to 15 December • Muraz (Primary School) from 16 to 19 December
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Dates • From 21 November to 19 December
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Opening event • Tuesday 25 November at 6:30 pm, in Monthey
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Featured on the radio • Radio Chablais
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Press release • Le Nouvelliste
NYON (VD)
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Location • Perdtemps Car Park (south-west entrance)
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Dates • From 1 to 24 Decembe
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Press release • Nyon.ch
VEVEY (VD)
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Location • Place du 14-Juin
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Dates • From 16 December to 5 January 2026
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Opening event • Info to follow
Orange Days
For the fourth year in a row, Victime pas seule is taking part in the Orange Days 2025, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, supported by the UN) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day).
This year, the awareness campaign will include posters in public spaces, video spots in public transport, and events across several cantons in French-speaking Switzerland, in collaboration with Soroptimist.
CANTON OF VAUD
Among the events held, a film night took place on Tuesday 11 November in Nyon, with the screening of the documentary #SalePute (see flyer), followed by a discussion on sexist violence and online hate, featuring Sonia Grimm and Stéphane Koch.
Couldn’t attend the event but still want to see the film? Here it is (in French)!
As every year, F4 posters have also been put up throughout the town of Rolle to inform the public about the platform www.victimepasseule.ch and to invite people to “assess the health of their relationship” using the online violence scaler (available in over 30 languages).
CANTON OF NEUCHÂTEL
Since 25 November and for around twenty days, three awareness-raising videos are being shown on public transport throughout the canton. Nearly 500,000 viewings are expected during this period, offering massive visibility to essential messages about psychological, physical and sexual violence. This large-scale campaign is being carried out in collaboration with Soroptimist Neuchâtel, Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds.
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Featured on TV • Canal Alpha
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Featured on the radio • RTN
2024
Orange Days
For the third consecutive year, Victime pas seule is participating in the Orange Days 2024, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, supported by the UN) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day) with a campaign to raise awareness about violence (posters and flyers) in various cities across French-speaking Switzerland. This campaign is in collaboration with the NGOs Soroptimist and Zonta and the municipalities, and invites people to “measure the health of their relationship” through the online violence scaler (available in over 30 languages).
Fribourg, 25 November • Victime pas seule delivered an awareness-raising speech, invited by former National Councillor Thérèse Meyer-Kaelin (joined by representatives of Soroptimist and Zonta), in the Salle des Pas Perdus of the Grand Council.
Conference
Victime pas seule was invited to participate in the symposium held on 7 November in Geneva, marking the 30th anniversary of the Geneva LAVI Centre, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva and the University Centre of Legal Medicine (CURML).
2023
Support circles
Throughout 2023, on the first Thursday of each month, Victime pas seule held support circles for women affected by violence.
Orange Days
Following the success of the 2022 campaign, which received the national Best Practice Award, the collaboration between Victime pas seule and the Soroptimist NGO was renewed for Orange Days 2023. Nearly 200 posters were displayed across the Geneva, Nyon-Rolle, Martigny, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, La Broye, Romont, and Jura regions, and thousands of flyers were distributed. This campaign encouraged people to “measure the health of their relationship” with the online violence scaler.
Annual meeting of the Canton and City of Geneva
Victime pas seule was invited to present its initiatives at the annual meeting between the Canton and City of Geneva with associations, collectives, and organisations dedicated to the promotion of equality and the prevention of gender-related violence and discrimination. The meeting took place on 12 October 2023 in Geneva, attended by State Councillor Madame Nathalie Fontanet and Geneva’s Mayor, Mr Alfonso Gomez.
This rich exchange fostered new synergies with other stakeholders working to combat violence.
“Survivors” exhibition
Fourteen artworks created by survivors were exhibited in Rolle (VD) for two weeks. Photos from the opening event will soon be available online.
2022
Orange Days
Each year, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, supported by the UN) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day), various NGOs conduct awareness campaigns worldwide as part of the Orange Days.
In 2022, the Victime pas seule project was selected by Soroptimist Nyon-Rolle as their chosen action for the year. Twenty F4-size posters were displayed for two weeks, supported by the towns of Nyon and Rolle, while several hundred businesses and institutions displayed an awareness sticker in their windows.
Conferences
In autumn, Victime pas seule organised a series of public talks covering various themes, featuring a lawyer, a LAVI counsellor, a specialised officer from the Vaud Cantonal Police, and a research associate from the Institute of Gender Studies in Geneva.
