Two mid-Missouri groups are partnering up to advocate against violence for the next 16 days.

The Missouri Capitol Police and the Zonta Club of Jefferson City joined the Zonta International campaign to raise awareness of violence against women.

Over the course of Zonta’s next 16 Days of Activism, local officers will join in promoting the theme “Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women.”

According to a press release, one in three women around the world have been subjected to physical or intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence or both at least once in their lives.

That’s approximately 736 million women globally.

Police acknowledged that not only does this cause significant emotional and physical damage to the women and girls affected, but also their families, communities and countries.

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