Zonta International – Zonta Says NO tools

Clubs will not be expected to take action every day but can tailor actions to meet the needs of their local communities and capabilities of the club. Actions of the clubs choosing can be taken at any time during the 16 Days of Activism. There is no daily theme to follow.

1: Envisioning

• Renew your commitmen to ending gender-based violence by taking the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women pledge.

2: Knowledge

• Research gender-based violence issues in your local community, state or country and highlight these issues via club/individual social media channels.

3: Orange

• Wear orange and share a picture or video on social media. • Orange your city.
• Use a Zonta Says NO sticker on an instagram post.

4: Giving

• Make a donation to the Zonta Foundation for Women International Service Fund to support efforts to end gender-based violence and child, early and forced marriage.

5: Listening

• Host a virtual forum/speaker on gender-based violence. • Listen to and elevate stories of survivors and advocates.

6: Remembrance

• Remember those women and girls who have died as a result of gender-based violence through a red dress campaign, shoe display or other method.

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7: Allyship

• Invite men and boys to join you in your actions.
• Put together a photo campaign of men and boys in your community with Zonta

Says NO to Violence Against Women signs and share via social media.

8: Advocacy

• Ask a state or local official to make a Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women proclamation.
• Call for your country’s ratification of the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention.
• Take action to end child marriage at the state or national level.
• Review your company’s sexual harassment policy and advocate for updates, if

  needed.

  9: Discussion

• Host a discussion about ending violence in a webinar or on social media.

10: Global Issues

• Read statements from Zonta International including those on climate change, trafficking in persons, migrants and refugees and women’s rights in armed conflicts and post-conflict settings to see how gender-based violence is connected to these larger global issues.

11: Tribute

• Highlight survivor stories via social media.

12: Student Engagement

• Partner with your local Z club or Golden Z club, Girl Scouts, Girl Guides or other student groups.
• Work with students to address cyberviolence against women and girls.

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13: Outreach

• Organize a letter writing/postcard campaign to elected/appointed officials on an issue of importance in your community, state or country.
• Write a letter to the editor on a gender-based violence issue in your community.

  14: Community

  • Host a book club with a focus on gender-based violence or women’s empowerment. • Interview your local police chief or elected official to talk about issues in your

  community and publish the interview on your website and share on social media. • Organize a Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women march or virtual march in

  your community.

  15: Service

  • Help survivors of domestic violence.
  • Support local organizations responding to domestic violence.

  16: Reflection

• Reflect on what you learned during the 16 Days and share your reflections via social media or with family and friends.
• Share your story with Zonta International; include photos, where appropriate.