On 25 November, the Zonta Club of Burg Staufenberg/Giessen Area, Germany, invited the public to participate in the Woyzeck performance. There, the audience listened to a lively discussion between three experts: an actress, a gynecologist, and a director of a women’s shelter about how we can eliminate violence against women.
The event was by newly joined Zontian Anja Horstmann. Giessen`s newspapers reported previously.
The Zonta Club of Janesville, USA, is participating in the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign in three ways.
To kick off the advocacy campaign in Janesville, the bridges at the ARISE Town Square will be lit orange from 25 to 30 November. The club will also erect a silhouette outside the Janesville Woman’s Club featuring messages about gender-based violence. Additionally, local Zontians will engage in a social media campaign about the prevalence and impact of gender-based violence. The last two actions will take place November 25th-December 10th.
Locally, the club provides scholarships to single mothers, women studying business and STEM and high school women who show leadership in their community. The club also supports the local YWCA, which provides shelter to the victims of domestic violence. The actions the club is taking during the 16 Days of Activism will help them in their mission because 35% of women and girls experience violence. Less gender-based violence equals a better world for women and girls and removes an obstacle to an empowered and fulfilled life.
The club would like to thank the City of Janesville and the Woman’s Club of Janesville for their help and cooperation with this campaign.
The Zonta Club of Naestved, Denmark, was represented in downtown Naestved, drawing attention to the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign. Many people stopped and were told about the campaign and of Zonta.
The newly chartered Zonta Club of Atlantico Sur, Uruguay, embraced the #16Days of Activism and the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.
The club kicked off the campaign on 24 November at the esplanade, promenade, of the Regional Government with authorities, which was later followed by a ceremony with the mayor of Punta del Este. They also provided more than 20 bright orange benches in institutions like public hospitals and sponsoring companies. It is the first time that this campaign has reached Uruguay. The media covered the event generously, and the club spread the message to say NO to violence against women and girls.
To say NO to Violence Against Women, the Zonta Club of Béziers Domitia, France, chose to promote tools to help victims seek help out of their situation. A video was created, charged free of charge, by youths from the Montepellier Journalism School and a young professional photographer and videographer.
The video is available to the Zonta community for dissemination.
Observing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the globally recognized service organization Zonta International began its annual “16 Days of Activism” campaign against gender-based violence on Saturday. All six Zonta Clubs in Bangladesh observed the day.
The campaign will include a number of events and activities aimed at eliminating violence against women and girls in society and advancing women’s rights – beginning on November 25 and running through December 10, International Human Rights Day. Read: Zonta Clubs of Bangladesh commemorate UN day
Members of all Zonta clubs in Dhaka gathered and held a rally on Saturday at Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Gulshan to advocate for women’s rights, eliminating child marriage, and raising awareness for gender-equal climate action.
Wearing the thematic orange t-shirts with the Zonta logo and carrying banners and placards in English and Bangla, Zonta Club members held a procession in the park and shared their viewpoints and agenda.
It was followed by a discussion programme held at the Gulshan Ladies Community Club which was addressed by Nilufer Zafarullah, Chair of the Zonta District 25 Area 2 Advocacy Committee; Dr Zareen Delawar Hussain, District 25 Governor-Elect; Farahnaz Qaiyum, Area Director of D-25, Area-2; Zaheda Samdani, Vice Area Director of D-25, Area-2; and Dilruba Ahmed, District 25 Rules and Resolutions Committee Chair.
Talking about the initiatives, Nilufer Zafarullah said, “Zonta District 25 is made up of four neighboring countries: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Area 2 of this unit is made up of Bangladesh and Nepal, and the same activities are being held in Nepal.” Describing the mission, vision and activities of the club, District 25 Governor-Elect Dr Zareen Delawar Hussain said, “As of now, Zonta International is globally operating with more than one thousand club units which build a supportive community of more than 0.2 million like-minded professional women around the world. In Bangladesh, we have five clubs in Dhaka and one in Chattogram.”
“Two months ago, we observed the 104th founding anniversary of the Zonta International. Our goal is to raise our united voices to prevent violence against women in our society, to eradicate child marriage and the dowry system, and to empower our children and women with education,” she added.
“In this journey of togetherness, we also want our boys and men to join us and raise a unified voice towards violence against women. We need to establish a society where our girls and women can feel safe which is required for their progress; and we will run our advocacy and awareness programmes in these 16 days including media interviews, campaigns and visits to different educational institutions and more,” Dr Zareen Delawar Hussain told UNB.
The discussion was also accompanied by a candle-lighting ceremony with all the dignitaries as symbolic of the hope and determination of Zonta Club members in their mission.
Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island Zonta Club of Kaua‘i President Edie Ignacio Neumiller waits for the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery to open on Saturday, the first day of 16 Days of Activism at the visual window display at the KSA gallery at Kukui Grove. Source: The Garden Island
LIHU‘E — The Zonta Club of Kaua‘i joined other Zonta Clubs around the world in celebrating the start of “16 Days of Activism” on Nov. 25.
At the local level, Zonta clubs across the world have organized activities and events as part of the 2023 Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women campaign that focuses on the service and advocacy actions of Zonta clubs and districts to prevent violence against women and girls.
As part of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i brings awareness to the community. The Zonta Club of Kaua‘i installed a visual window display with Kaua‘i Society of Artists (KSA) at Kukui Grove Center. The window display will run all 16 days of the campaign, through Dec. 10, and is available for the public to view from noon to 6 p.m., daily at KSA gallery.
“We are excitied to partner with the Kaua‘i Society of Artist, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the YWCA of Kaua‘i whose missions are aligned with the Zonta International global organization,” said Zonta Club of Kaua‘i President Edie Ignacio Neumiller.
Neumiller extended a public invitation for a single-day event that will take place on Nov. 29 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at KSA gallery where resources from the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i, AAUW and YWCA of Kaua‘i will have resources available and guest speakers.
The Red Dress Project was started by Jaime Black with a public art installation that was created in response to the missing and murdered Indigenous women (known as MMIW) epidemic in Canada and the United States.
This ongoing project that was started in 2010 — there is an MMIW mural by the Mo‘olelo Murals artists on Kress Street in downtown Lihu‘e —commemorates missing and murdered Indigenous women from the First Nations, Inuit, lMetis and Native American communities, including Native Hawaiian women and girls by hanging empty red dresses in a range of environments.
The project has also inspired other artists to use red to draw attention to the issue of MMIW, and prompted the creation of Red Dress Day with red representing the blood of the missing women.
MARQUETTE, MI (WJMN) – Downtown Marquette will be aglow with orange lanterns for the next couple of weeks in an effort to bring awareness to domestic violence.
The Marquette chapter of Zonta International has embarked on a campaign to shed some light on the problem of domestic violence against women. With the help of over 25 Marquette businesses, The Zonta Club has placed orange lanterns in the front windows of participating shops throughout Marquette. These lanterns symbolize the light Zonta hopes to bring to the issue of gender-based violence. This campaign runs from November 25th, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until December 10th, International Human Rights Day. This time period is in conjunction with the United Nations 16 days of activism. Zonta member Lucy Contois says this anti-domestic violence effort is represented in two ways.
“Zonta has taken on two symbols, the lantern and the umbrella. The lantern is an orange-lit lantern that symbolizes shedding light on the issue, spreading the word, and educating the umbrella as a symbol of protection and shelter. I think it also tells the community when you have to participate in businesses in a close area, and this displays I think it helps the community to understand it’s a caring community. It’s hard to convince somebody who’s been through abuse for a long time. It’s hard to break that because there’s a lot of fear. They’re isolated economically, and physically. And so, it’s hard to know that they can count on somebody outside of that place. So, it’s very difficult and the only thing we can do as a community, one of the things we can do as a community is all of us understand that.” Said Contois.
Contois urges everyone to take a selfie with one of the lanterns or umbrellas and post it online. You can do so at either The Masonic Mall or at the display inside Diggs in downtown Marquette.
Eliminating violence against women is the focus of Zonta’s upcoming 16-days of activism that will see Zonta Orange Ladies in key locations around the Northern Rivers.
You will find them in libraries, sports centres, cafes and elsewhere. From November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women the Zonta Orange Ladies will be in the region for 16 Days of ‘Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ that will wrap up on Human Rights Day observed on December 10.
‘It is an awareness raising campaign for our region,’ says President of the Zonta Club of Northern Rivers, Bobbi Crane.
Look out for our Orange Ladies in Ballina, Alstonville, Lismore and Casino from November 25. Source: The Echo
‘Violence against women is the most pervasive human rights violation around the world. There is more proof than ever that violence against women and girls is preventable. The bright Orange Lady is the global symbol for Zonta’s anti violence message.’
Zonta International is an organisation which helps ‘Build a Better World for Women and Girls’. We are committed to providing life-changing opportunities for women and girls through international and local service. Zonta has helped in 66 countries to: improve women’s health; provide better economic and educational opportunities; and campaign against gender-based violence.
Source: Noosa Today
Zonta Club of Noosa will be holding a walk against gender-based violence on Sunday 26 November from 8.30am starting at Lions Park soundstage, Gympie Terrace.
The walk is an annual event held by the club as part of Zonta International’s 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender based violence.
The public event aimed at raising awareness of the risks, impact and dangers of gender-based violence, will begin with guest speakers, followed by the walk along Gympie Terrace and will be attended by police and Noosa councillors.
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