The Zonta Club of Bundaberg’s 16 Days of Activism Campaign to End Gender Based Violence Fundraising Brunch will be held The Waves Club in Miller Street, Norville from 9.30am on Saturday 26th November, 2022.

Zonta Clubs around the world unite for 16 Days of Activism, 25 November to 10 December each year, to highlight the Zonta International Campaign to eliminate violence against women and girls. 25 November each year is the United Nations Day for the elimination of violence against women and 10 December, United Nations Day for Human Rights.

In the lead up to and during the 16 days of action, Zonta Bundaberg will take to the streets of their neighbourhoods and Bundaberg area organising a wide range of “orange” events. Keep an eye out for the Zonta Bundaberg magazine with calendar of events and lots of great information on the Club, Zonta International, 16 Days sponsors and the Zonta Says No message.

Our 16 Days of Activism Fundraising 2021 event featured keynote speaker Ms Laura Bos from the Small Steps for Hannah Foundation which successfully advocated for domestic violence legislative reform in Queensland, resulting in a commitment by the Queensland Government to criminalise coercive control. Since our highly successful event was held last year there have been several more Queensland Government domestic and family violence reforms and initiatives including the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce which has delivered numerous reports and recommendations, and the Commission of Inquiry has commenced, with recommendations expected by October 2022.

We are excited to announce our line-up of speakers for this year’s event:

Keynote Guest Speaker - Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd, Domestic, Family Violence & Vulnerable Persons Command, Queensland Police Service, who will speak about these developments, which we expect will be of high interest to our community.
Special Guest Speaker - Ms Sue Clarke, Co-Founder of the Small Steps for Hannah Foundation will share the number of successes and challenges of the past twelve months.
Special Guest Speaker - Ms Tanya O’Shea, Managing Director, IMPACT Community Services, has also accepted our invitation to speak about these topics from a local perspective.

At the end of the Fundraising Brunch Launch event, guests are encouraged to join the Zonta Club members at Martins Oval (across the road from The Waves) where we will conduct a "Zonta Says No" walk to highlight our Annual 16 Days of Activism Campaign Launch.

Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able achieve her full potential.

In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men.

In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.

MORE EVENT & SPEAKER INFORMATION HERE:

https://www.facebook.com/ZontaClubBundaberg

Ticket price of $60 each includes:

- Admission to this limited event.
- Unallocated seating in tables of 10.

- Orange Zonta Says No magazine & goodie bag.

- Your copy of the 16 Days of Activism 2022 Magazine.

- Delicious Brunch with fresh fruits, mini quiches, fresh sandwiches, danish pastries, sweet & savoury muffins, orange juice, tea and coffee.

Thank you to our Special Platinum Sponsors, The Waves for their support for the 2021 & 2022 events.

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors, Kira and the Team from The Place Hairdressing, Bundaberg's Boutique Salon for their support for the 2021 & 2022 events.

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors, MP Tom Smith for his support for the 2021 & 2022 events.

For all queries, please contact
Call Jo Leveritt on 0400-957543 or
Le-Anne Allan on 0417-775718