Silent Witness – Zonta Says NO

Photos of Zonta Club of Denver II’s Silent Witness display at the Tivoli Student Union in the Roger Braun – A Multicultural Event Lounge at Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado, November 26 2016 through January 30, 2017.

What are the goals of the “Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women” campaign?

The goal is to increase advocacy efforts to prevent and end violence against women and girls, locally and globally through actions undertaken by Zonta clubs, areas and districts worldwide.

What is Domestic Violence?

• Domestic Violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm. Family or household members include spouses / former spouses, those in (or formerly in) a dating relationship, adults related by blood or marriage, and those who have a biological or legal parent-child relationship.
• The batterer uses acts of violence and a series of behaviors, including intimidation, threats, psychological abuse, and isolation to coerce and to control the other person. The violence may not happen often, but may remain a hidden and constant terrorizing factor.
• Domestic violence is not only physical and sexual violence but also psychological. Psychological violence means intense and repetitive degradation, creating isolation, and controlling the actions or behaviors of the spouse through intimidation or manipulation to the detriment of the individual.