The Zonta Club of Roskilde, Denmark, organized an expanded series of events in 2025 as part of the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign, working closely with local authorities and community partners to raise awareness about domestic and psychological violence.

The campaign began on 22 November in the Roskilde marketplace, where club members hosted an orange-themed information tent alongside representatives from the local women’s shelter. The display included 20 pairs of orange shoes symbolizing the 20 women killed by violence in Denmark in 2025.

As part of the campaign, the club received permission to dress Roskilde’s iconic statues in orange clothing, an initiative that drew significant public attention throughout the city. The ARGO Energy Tower was also illuminated in orange light, while approximately 25 local shops displayed large orange bows with QR codes linking to information about the Zonta Says NO campaign.

Additional activities included a free self-defense training session and an educational event at a local high school attended by 75 students ages 17-19. The two-hour session focused on psychological violence and featured videos produced by the Danish public service organization Lev Uden Vold (Live Without Violence), followed by a panel discussion with experts in law enforcement, violence prevention, digital violence and victim support, as well as the mother of a young woman killed by her former boyfriend.

The campaign concluded with a public screening of the Danish film “Violence in the Name of Love” by award-winning director Christina Rosendahl, who attended the event and led a discussion following the film.

Local newspapers and television stations covered the campaign extensively, highlighting the orange-clothed statues and interviewing club members about Zonta International and the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.