November 25 - December 10, 2007
Zonta International invites all Zonta Clubs, Zontians and friends of Zonta to join this global campaign against gender violence. Campaign participants have been instrumental in bringing issues of violence against women to the forefront of local, national, regional and global arenas since the first campaign originated in 1991.
This year’s campaign emphasizes the connections between women's human rights, violence against women and women’s health, and the detrimental consequences gender violence has on the well-being of the world as a whole. For millions of women, the experience or fear of violence is a daily reality and increasingly so is HIV/AIDS. Women and girls are at greater risk of and are more vulnerable to HIV infection because of deep-rooted, pervasive gender inequalities, in particular violence against them.
More information can be found on the Zonta Web site at http://www.zonta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mr_16Days_Activism
There is a list of suggested activities for Clubs at http://www.zonta.org/site/DocServer/Suggested_Activities_for_Zonta_Clubs.doc?docID=7626
Any ideas for what we can do to support this campaign?
