Zonta Says No 2024 Tools

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

“The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International

Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. The campaign was started by activists

at the inauguration of the Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. It is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and organizations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.”

DAy by Day actions for 16 Days

1)Take the Zonta Says No Pledge and share on social media to kickstart the16 Days of Activism. Be sure to Like and Follow Social Media: Zonta Says No, Zonta International, and the Zonta USA Caucus!

2) Become a weekly advocate: Sign up for Zonta Fast Action Fridays online, OR Text the word Zonta to #50457 on your cell phone to get text actions.

3) Advocate to End Child Marriage: Zontians have been working to end child marriage around the world. Proposed U.S. federal legislation threatens to open loopholes! Send an email to your federal representatives to urge amendment. #18NoExceptions

4) Take the climate Pledge: With each climate-related disaster, women fall farther behind and are less able to rebuild their lives due to the widening gender gaps in education, pay, legal rights, leadership, and societal responses to climate change. Take the Zonta Says Now climate pledge.

5) To be a better advocate, we need to fill our own bucket first! Get outside, enjoy a walk, and listen to one of Zonta’s “Remarkable Women, Powerful Stories.”

6) Have an ERA Postcard Party! Send a Postcard to President Biden by Dec 15th, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500: “Publish our fully ratified 28th Amendment (Equal Rights!).”

7) Help protect equal rights! 38 States have passed the Equal Rights Amendment(ERA), yet we are waitng for it to be recognized and published in the Constitution. Sign the petition to demand that congress act!

8) 13 States have ended child marriage, has yours? Learn more about the United State’s child marriage problem and get inspired for advocacy actions your club can take: www.unchainedatlast.org/ or www.stopchildmarriages.org or www.zontausa.org/end-child-marriage

9) Watch Zonta’s Partisan vs. Political video and boost your advocacy knowledge.

10) Learn about Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 (SDG5) to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Discuss at your next club meeting how you can make an impact locally and globally.

11) Honor an advocate you admire with a donation to the Zonta Foundation.

12) Support women and girls and their health rights. Check out the period poverty toolkit and learn more at the Zonta USA health page.

13) Read up on advocacy actions and issues with the Zonta USA Advocacy Bulletin. Do you have an advocacy story to share? Contact your District’s Zonta USA Caucus Representative andshare your advocacy action!

14) Get ready for CSW69 and Beijing +30 by reading up about the Commission on the Status of Women and Zonta’s work at the United Nations. Attend a CSW conversation circle to learn more.

15) Flip the script. Spread messages of empowerment for women and girls. Help them rise above the negativity.

16) Be inspired by the Zonta Says NO Virtual Summit on December 10, 2024. $10 registration fee. Proceeds go to the Zonta Foundation for Women. Register for the summit today.