The Zonta Club of Rockhampton Inc. mounted displays at the busy Rockhampton Airport and the local Yeppoon library in Queensland during the 16 Days of Activism and as part of the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.

To promote awareness of the campaign and provide a range of information about local services and Zonta membership, club members mounted the displays as well as lit local monuments orange.

Two tourist locations, the Wreck Point lookout and the Singing Ship on the Capricorn Coast, as well as Riverbank lights in Rockhampton, were lit orange to symbolize the 16 Days of Activism campaign.

The Wreck Point Lookout overlooks the Pacific Ocean and the Singing Ship monument, which honors Captain James Cook, the man who discovered and named Keppel Bay in 1770, overlooks Keppel Bay in Queensland.

The Zonta Club of Veszprem Area held a benefit concert and art installation to promote the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.

To kick off the 16 Days of Activism campaign, the Hungary club welcomed local artist Kitti Tarcsa to share her work that focuses on examining violence against women.

Tarcsa was inspired by the Zonta Club of Veszprem Area to choose violence against women as the theme for her university thesis. Her work strives to describe violence against women by using three different faces that symbolize emotional abuse, sexual violence, and domestic violence.

Her work describes the violence against women symbolically by using a stencil technical on Plexiglas, lighting her work from behind. She also placed a reflective surface behind each piece so people viewing the art could see themselves in her work.

Tarcsa is a 24-year-old ceramic artist and interior designer and studied interior design at the University of Nyíregyháza in Hungary from 2013 to 2016.

In 2016 she won a school competition for her work in graphic design to raise awareness for violence against women and in 2017 she took part in the Hungarian national competition to symbolize violence against women.

The Zonta Club of The New Territories in Hong Kong kicked off the 16 Days of Activism campaign by performing a song at its 35th Anniversary Charity Dinner.

Members waved orange Zonta Says NO advocacy cards during the performance in front of more than 400 guests and over 20 perspective Zonta club members.

The club also showcased their 35 years of service and advocacy with a video and photo wall. Service partners of the club joined as well.

The Zonta Club of Damme joined with many Zonta clubs around the world to bring orange to a local statue orange. The club, along with the Mayor, draped the statue of Jacob Van Maerlant on the main square in Damme, Belgium.

This was to raise awareness of the start of the 16 Days of Activism and Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign. Several other public and private places were also decorated orange.

While Zonta Damme decorated the statue on the main square in an orange cape, they also asked passersby to dress in orange and speak out against violence. The reactions were posted on the Zonta Club of Damme website.

The Toronto skyline is shining orange, thanks to the Zonta e-Club of Canada 1.

On 25 November, the iconic CN Tower and 3D Toronto sign were lit orange. The Zonta e-Club of Canada 1 specifically requested the 3D Toronto sign be lit during the 16 Days of Activism campaign.

Zontians from the Zonta e-Club of Canada1 met at the “T” in Nathan Phillips Square for a glow-stick vigil.

That same night, Zontians from nearby clubs met at Niagara Falls, Ontario where the fall waters were also bathed in the signature orange color.

Club members said it was exciting to see the national monuments and landmarks lit up in orange as a clear sign of hope and support to put an end to violence against women and girls.

The Zonta Club of Burbank Area successfully collaborated with City of Burbank leaders to add their voice to the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism campaign by lighting City Hall orange during the sixteen days.

Mayor Will Rogers joined Zonta club members, Z-club members and other community supporters in memorializing the campaign.

The Los Angeles Times covered the story.

The Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley is working with local organizations to organize a “Red Dress” project as part of the 16 Days of Activism and Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.

Through the display, seven red dresses will be displayed in different local buildings to symbolize the six women and one girl who lost their lives because of domestic violence in Santa Clarita Valley.

The dresses will be displayed in the courthouse, community center, and a few high schools, among other buildings.

Click here to read more details about the project.