Tomorrow starts the 16 Days of Activism 2019

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Over the course of the next 16 days an enewsletter will be sent to each member. The top half of the post will have an informational email with information that you can share on social media and the bottom will have links to graphics that can also be added to your Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. We have worked to combine the email and social media links into one post to reduce mailings, while providing you with as much information as possible. Happy posting!

Tomorrow marks the start to the 16 Days of Activism, and the annual focal time of the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence begin today, November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and end on International Human Rights Day on December 10th.

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was designated in 1999 by the United Nations General Assembly. The date was chosen to commemorate the lives of the Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic who were violently assassinated in 1960. The day pays tribute to them, as well as urging global recognition of gender violence. Each year on this day, governments, international organizations and NGOs are invited to organize activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem.

If you can, please join people around the world in wearing something orange tomorrow.

Did you know?
Zonta International has provided a toolbox with images, banners and infographics that will be shared throughout the campaign. In preparation for the 16 Days of Activism share the following graphic:

This year, UN Women’s theme is: Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands against Rape! Main hashtags: #orangetheworld and #GenerationEquality.

If you choose to post the information below you must tag UN Women with @UN_Women (twitter) and @unwomen (FB and Instagram) to tag them in any posts. #16days can still be added whenever possible to tap into the broader conversation. Permission to use the information provided from UN Women was received on November 18, 2019 (as long as it is not used for commercial purposes).

Facebook and Twitter links to UN Women
Suggested Day 1 posts:
Orange the world logo: https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/5dac87fcda6764820e279aff/5dc5c67402d3df6058fcaf72/6bb76d07a56dc7f08a53af01ca406dc5/Orange-the-world--globe.gif

Twitter:
25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women & the 🌎 is turning orange 🧡 to show that #GenerationEquality stands against rape. Let’s kick off the #16Days of Activism with @UN_Women & #orangetheworld!

Facebook:
25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women and the world is turning orange to show that #GenerationEquality stands against rape. Let’s kick off the 16 Days of Activism with @unwomen and ORANGE THE WORLD! 🌎 🧡 Here’s all the info you need: http://unwo.men/SdMB30pTv6e

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