Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon engages leaders to support social media campaign during pandemic lockdown in Ontario

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Due to being in lockdown through 21 December to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon in Canada had to change their plans to engage in the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.

Canceling their poster campaign because of the lockdown, the club is posting on their social media accounts daily, focusing on gender-based violence and human trafficking.

Local leaders such as Caldeon Mayor Allan Thompson, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and the Peel Regional Police have participated in the social media campaign.

Caldeon Mayor Allan Thompson and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown

Zonta Club of Parma hosts virtual interview with TEDxAssisi speaker

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The Zonta Club of Parma, Italy, organized an online interview with Sonia Montegiove, one of the 100 most influential women in the digital space, as part of its Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.

Topics included the gender pay gap, gender inequality and gender violence. Sonia was interviewed by Matilde Perego, third-year medical student at the University of Pavia, and Allegra Semenzato, third-year student at the International Relations and Organizations Faculty at Leiden University.

The interview was broadcasted via Facebook Live on 21 November.

Zonta clubs in District 30 illuminate buildings in orange

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The Zonta clubs of Area 5 in District 30 illuminated iconic buildings in the color of orange on 25 November as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

District 18 clubs host ‘From Awareness to Accountability’ virtual event

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As part of efforts to commemorate Zonta International’s 101st birthday and mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism and Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign, the Zonta clubs of Lagos I, Ibadan I and II and the Zonta e-Club of West Africa organized an online dialogue titled “From Awareness to Accountability.”

The theme is apt considering how significant happenings in 2020 has played out with the COVID19 pandemic, #StateofEmergencyonGBV, #EndSARS Protests and other campaigns pushing for awareness and accountability on multiple issues.

The two-hour virtual event included keynote speakers and a three-person panel.

Zonta Club of Osnabrück Westfälischer Friede illuminates its town in orange during the 16 Days of Activism

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The Zonta Club of Osnabrück Westfälischer Friede, Germany, illuminated its historic town hall of the Peace of Westphalia.

Because of cooperation with the Osnabrück Marketing Company, the city center of Osnabrück shone orange. Next to city hall, the municipal library and the Heger Tor, the central shopping streets Krahnstr., Bierstr., Lortzingstr. and all public buildings along the rampart surrounding the city—including many large trees—were illuminated in orange.

The club’s initiative was covered by Tagesschau, a German national and international television news service.

Zonta Club of Kungsbacka turns their town orange for the 16 Days of Activism

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The Zonta Club of Kungsbacka, Sweden, successfully celebrated Orange Day on the first day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

The club has had an exhibition in Fyren (The Lighthouse), a local cultural building, for three years. This year, they added a craft exhibition together with the Red Cross and VS, a company for education. It is also the first time the building a small bridge are lit up in the color orange.

The club inspired at least 50 people to knit or crochet items in orange. Even an artist created some beautiful things. People either worked alone at home or at digital craft cafés. It was a great way for people to have company, which is so important in these isolating days.

All items are now shared in The Lighthouse. As it is not recommended to visit official buildings due to COVID-19, all can be seen from outside through the windows.

Zonta Club of Roma Parioli III spreads awareness of Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women on social media

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The Zonta Club of Roma Parioli III, Italy, conducted their Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign via social media.

On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the club posted the above photo on their Twitter and Facebook pages with a message about gender-based violence and the 16 Days of Activism. The club hopes this will bring attention and awareness to the issue of violence against women and to Zonta.

Men raise their voices to defend women for Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado’s Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign

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Following last year’s campaign, the Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado, Uruguay, is supported by the Navy Coast Guard men of their city. The campaign was shown on local TV channels and all media.

Zonta Club of Pori I wraps statues in orange scarves to bring awareness to violence against women

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The Zonta Club of Pori I in Finland wrapped orange scarves around statues in the city of Pori.

The goal of the activity is to get people to ask what the orange scarf is and what it means, spreading awareness that women and girls are still victims of violence.

In Finland, 30% of women have been victims of physical and/or
sexual violence by a partner since the age of 15, the European Institute for Gender Equality reports.

Therefore, District 20 has made intimate partner violence a focus of its advocacy efforts. During the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign, Zontians in Finland arrange various actions to advocate on behalf of violence survivors.

The Zonta Club of Pori joined with Soroptimist International Pori for an Orange Days event on 28 November in the Pori Market Square.

Day 6: A Day of Allyship

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To end violence against women and girls, we need men and boys to join us in our efforts. The UN Women HeForShe campaign is engaging men and boys in a year of male allyship. Learn more about the campaign and ideas for how you can invite men and boys in your community to become allies at https://www.heforshe.org/en.