As part of its Zonta Says NO to Violence against Women campaign, the Zonta Club of Southern Black Hills, South Dakota, USA, hosted an educational and informational forum. Held on 14 November, the “Empowering Women and Teens for Violence Prevention” event included guest speakers, videos, presentations and discussions.
Zonta Club of Kaohsiung Yu-Hsiuan and Kaohsiung American School Z Club show support to Zonta Says NO
On 21 October, when the Zonta Club of Kaohsiung Yu-Hsiuan presented awards to merit students in Kaohsiung Municipal Girls’ Senior High School, the principal, winners and members of Kaohsiung Z Club took a group photo with the Zonta Says NO to Violence against Women banner to raise awareness and increase actions to end violence again women and girls.
On 25 October, during a meeting of the Zonta Club and Kaohsiung American School Z Club, members raised their right fists and showed their support for #ZontaSaysNO
Zonta Club of Dhaka III, Clubs of D25 Area 2, organize community programs for Zonta Says NO
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The Zonta Club of Dhaka III organized a mass walk-a-thon with other women organisations & District 25, Area 02 Clubs starting on 29 October, celebrating UN Day. Their work will continue through the 16 Days of Activism. Members distributed 200 t-shirts with the slogan “Human Rights are Women’s Rights, Partners in Service & Advocacy.” On 8 November, the club is celebrating Zonta Foundation Day and hosting a seminar with all Zonta Clubs of Dhaka.
Further planning is in process on a detailed campaign program, which will be projected on the club’s website.
The Zonta Club of Bunbury Inc. gears up for the 16 Days of Activism
The Zonta Club of Bunbury Inc., Australia has had a set of orange high visibility “Zonta Says NO Vests” donated and club members are pictured here, ‘trying them on’ at a Zonta meeting!
The club plans to wear the vests during their ‘Zonta Says NO’ campaigns.
100 gather with the Zonta Clubs of Indiana to Say No to Violence Against Women
photo by: http://www.frostillustrated.com/
On Saturday, 3 October, five Zonta Clubs of Indiana (Columbus, Fort Wayne, Frankfort, Indianapolis, and Lebanon) along with about 100 walkers, met in Indianapolis at Monument Circle to stage a walk to give voice to the Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women campaign.
Zontians, their family, and friends gathered to hear Linda Majors, Director of Domestic Violence Initiatives from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office speak on the issue of violence against women. After, the group walked to the Indiana State House where attorney and former Bartholomew County Deputy Prosecutor Kelly Benjamin spoke. The group then returned to the Circle for more interactions. The walk was free and open to the public.
The most important lesson learned is the tremendous power of women working together and what can be accomplished when this happens. The clubs partnered with like-minded such as Agape Alliance, which works with sex workers. The club also passed out flyers about Zonta and water bottles with Zonta Says NO labels.
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“PASS it on” with the Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley
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The Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley kicked off their Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign simultaneously with the start of the NFL football season in the US.
The club created “advocacy in a box” with their “PASS it on” party pack. The kit includes a soft football, inflatable “wide receiver”, 48 true/false football “fact” cards with 8 that are about domestic violence and human trafficking and a four page Party Planning Guide. The purpose is to stimulate social media use with posts/tweets etc. Continue reading
Z Club Plovdiv makes a stand on famous landmarks to say “NO” to violence against women
The Z Club of Plovdiv, Bulgaria is using specific landmarks Plovdiv to state their position on gender-based violence as a part of the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign to raise awareness of and increase actions to end violence against women and girls around the world. As a part of their project all landmarks will be conquered!
Zonta Club of Stara Zagora Sports Against Violence
The Zonta Club of Stara Zagora held the first of three events, as part of their project “Sport Against Violence”. The event for the general public was full of joy and happiness and supported from a lot of people, including whole families who learned about Zonta Says No and are waiting to learn more.
Watch a short film about this event below: (English subtitles)
Zonta Club of Hong Kong East reaches young generation
“Say No to Violence Against Women” Mirco-Film Project was sponsored by the Zonta Club of Hong Kong East and organized by Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Jockey Club M21. The project aimed to raise the awareness of the subject among the young generation and to nurture their creativity in spreading the message via the internet platform. It commenced in early 2014, and was in several phases.
The Zonta Club of Central Oklahoma, USA holds Zonta Says NO rally on International Women’s Day
On 8 March, the Zonta Club of Central Oklahoma, USA, in partnership with YWCA’s sexual assault nurse examiners, Beautiful Dreams Society, and other local women’s programs, held a rally at the SkyDance Bridge in Oklahoma City to say NO to violence against women.
Oklahoma ranks third in the nation for the number of women killed by domestic violence. Members sent a message of unity to raise awareness of and increase actions to end violence against women and girls. All participants were encouraged to wear orange in support of the event and the SkyDance Bridge was lit in orange lights for the cause.
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