Pegasus Post: September 21, 2023
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Thursday <strong>September</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 5<br />
Zonta conference inspiring women<br />
MORE THAN 160 business<br />
and professional women from<br />
throughout New Zealand<br />
will be in Christchurch later<br />
this month for the biennial<br />
Zonta International District 16<br />
Conference.<br />
Well-known locally for<br />
activities like the annual Zonta<br />
Sports Awards, recognising<br />
secondary school sportspeople,<br />
and the Yellow Rose Run/Walk<br />
(coming up on October 8 in<br />
Hagley Park), Zonta has 27 clubs<br />
nationwide. Their goal is to<br />
build a better world for women<br />
and girls, locally, nationally and<br />
worldwide, through service and<br />
advocacy.<br />
District 16 Governor Phillippa<br />
Jacobs-Lory, a member of the<br />
Zonta Club of Christchurch-<br />
Canterbury<br />
says the<br />
national<br />
conference<br />
this weekend<br />
provides a<br />
chance for<br />
like-minded<br />
Phillippa<br />
Jacobs-Lory<br />
women to<br />
learn, to<br />
network, and<br />
to be reinvigorated.<br />
“It’s an honour to be holding<br />
the conference here – Deputy<br />
Mayor Pauline Cotter is going<br />
to open the programme – and<br />
the whole weekend has been<br />
designed to be inspiring for<br />
LIGHTS: As part of the ‘Zonta says no to violence against women’ campaign, Christchurch buildings have previously been<br />
lit up in orange.<br />
everyone. Zontians in New<br />
Zealand are doing terrific work<br />
for women and girls, here and<br />
overseas. Our power lies in the<br />
fact that we’re an international<br />
organisation with the ability<br />
to support programmes<br />
worldwide,” she said.<br />
“This conference is going<br />
to provide an opportunity for<br />
us to learn more about our<br />
advocacy work for women’s<br />
rights and how we are making<br />
a tangible difference for many<br />
families in Aotearoa New<br />
Zealand, especially through<br />
our current district project,<br />
the Grandparents Raising<br />
Grandchildren Trust.”<br />
Trust chief executive Kate<br />
Bundle will give a summary of<br />
the specific projects funded and<br />
the outcomes delivered and a<br />
“surprise” keynote speaker will<br />
highlight topical issues during<br />
the weekend.<br />
“Close to Zonta’s heart is<br />
the ‘Zonta says no to violence<br />
against women’ campaign,” said<br />
Bundle.<br />
“We’re strongly involved each<br />
November 25<br />
to December<br />
10 with the<br />
16 days of<br />
advocacy<br />
surrounding<br />
this campaign<br />
and its use<br />
Kate Bundle of the colour<br />
orange to<br />
represent a brighter future. In the<br />
past we’ve had various buildings,<br />
including the control tower<br />
at Christchurch International<br />
Airport, Canterbury Museum<br />
and the Christchurch Art<br />
Gallery, lit up in orange during<br />
this time.<br />
“At conference we’re taking<br />
this a step further by asking<br />
everyone who attends to bring a<br />
pair of orange shoes to serve as a<br />
symbol representing the women<br />
who have tragically lost their<br />
lives due to domestic violence.”<br />
Matt Stock<br />
National Party Candidate<br />
for Christchurch East<br />
Authorised by Matt Stock, 2/142 Ferry Rd, Christchurch<br />
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