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Zonta says No’ - STOP Violence against Women and Girls

As part of a global campaign, the Zonta Club of Wellington will be taking a Walk in the Park to highlight the need to STOP violence against women and girls in Wellington.

The community is invited to walk with us to demonstrate our solidarity as well as drawing attention to the growing problem of violence against women and girls in our city and indeed New Zealand. Please support us with your presence, bring along your family and a picnic to support and linger with the throng.
We will meet at the Wellington Civic Square on Sunday 24th November at 10.00am for a 10.30am start. Statements of support for the campaign will be made by Wellington Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown and Zonta International President, Lynn McKenzie. The walk will finish at Waitangi Park.
The sexual violence of women and girls is endemic in New Zealand and this has been blatantly brought to our attention over the past weeks.

Zonta International members throughout the world are prepared to stand up and be counted. Our global campaign Zonta says No – stop violence against women and girls starts on the 25 November 2013 (which is also the White Ribbon Day in New Zealand) and will run through the 16 days of activism against gender violence until 10 December 2013. Members throughout New Zealand will be visible in their communities exposing the atrocious statistics our country has on violence against women and girls, and communicating the safe environs that are available to them.
‘Zonta says No’ to violence in ANY form against women and girls.

Zonta International is a global service organization with over 30,000 members in 65 countries drawn from business and the professions committed to improving the status of women through a combination of advocacy and service. There are approximately 670 members here in New Zealand.

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