This Thanksgiving the color orange will also highlight the zero-tolerance policy against domestic violence.
NASSAU,
Bahamas —Zonta Club of New Providence (ZCNP) will once again “Paint the
Town Orange” in its 2016 campaign to end violence against women and
girls.
Starting
November 25, the ZCNP in association with Zonta International and the
United Nations and its agencies will begin a series of activities in its
“Say No To Violence Campaign” to raise awareness against domestic
violence.
“Zonta
uses the color orange to feature a zero tolerance attitude to domestic
abuse in this country and around the world,” said Marisa Mason-Smith,
President of the Zonta Club of New Providence. “We want to raise
awareness to eliminate and prevent all forms of violence against women
and girls.”
Each
year, it is estimated that more than 1,000 women and girls fall victim
to domestic violence in The Bahamas. The ZCNP will take a bold stance
against this through a number of activities starting on the eve of
Thanksgiving.
From
3:30-5:00 p.m.
on November 25, members will gather on Poinciana Drive where they will
be wrapping trees in orange bows, using material in an environmentally
friendly manner.
On November 26th,
there will be a Human Trafficking andGender-Based Violence Forum in
conjunction with the Ministries of National Security and Foreign Affairs
held at the Harry C. Moore Library at the College of The Bahamas,
starting at
10 a.m.
Zontians will then kick-off its interactive sessions with the public through information distribution on November 28th from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cost Rite building in the Town Center Mall, where an exhibit against domestic violence will be set up.
Zonta will also make presentations in the local private and public schools from Nov 27th to Dec 10th, 2015,
where students will be briefed about the basics of Healthy
Relationships in an efforts to stem future reports of domestic violence.
This
Tribute will commence ZCNP’s 16 Days of Activism against Domestic
Violence as the organization looks to reach out to the community and get
more of the public involved in the cause to stop abuse. It is also in
recognition of the UN’s international day for the elimination of gender
based violence.
More information about the worldwide campaign is available on
www.Zonta.org and the public is asked to keep a look out for all of the “Say No To Violence Campaign” activities.
ABOUT: Zonta Club is the nation’s leading organization dedicated to
improving
the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional
status of women at the global and local level through service and
advocacy.