Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women: 16 Days of Activism

In support of the worldwide efforts of Zonta International and the United Nations, our club members have been wearing orange ‘Zonta Says No to Violence against Women’ ribbons to prompt discussions with friends and neighbors. We also placed baskets of orange ribbons at select local businesses along with an explanatory poster. And finally, we submitted an editorial piece to our local newspapers, The Independent and The Westerly Sun. According to the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 46.7% of Rhode Island women have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence and/or staking victimization by an intimate partner during their lifetime. We joined Zonta International in raising awareness of this global and local problem.