District 4
Advocacy
Kathleen Scanlon, Chairperson
ZC of Hamburg-Orchard Park
Committee: Kyle Patterson, Niagara Falls, NY; Lee Fogarty, Pittsburgh; Tanya Tagwerker, Guelph; Julie Brown, Stratford; Joan Westcott, Kitchener-Waterloo.
Campaigns, Resources & Inspiration
Advocacy is the expression of support for, or opposition to, a cause, argument or proposal. Advocacy actions may include influencing laws, legislation or attitudes.
Zonta Advocacy
Zonta advocacy is an action taken in “the public interest” or for “the greater good” with respect to empowering women and girls and their human rights.
The International Advocacy Committee encourages districts/regions, areas and clubs to use the below resources to increase advocacy actions at the district/region, area and club levels.
Zonta International, its districts and its clubs shall be nonpartisan and nonsectarian.
Encouraging new collaboration with like-minded organizations.
Advocacy Calendar
Find Advocacy Activities, Events & Action Resources offered by Zonta International, District 4, and Clubs.
Advocacy Policies, Guidelines & Resources
Affiliation with Other Organizations, Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Statement, and UN Women
16 Days of Activism D4 2021 Campaign
16 Days of Activism D4 campaign material. Thirty-five percent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence.
Ending Child Marriage
More than 650 million girls and women alive today were married as children — before they were 18 years old.
Club ADVOCACY Projects
“Helping Us to Help You”
Share your club advocacy projects and descriptions with us to share with other D4 clubs. This will generate a listing of projects and actions and reduce the workload for all.
ADVOCACY: POLITICAL YES, NON-PARTISAN, YES
Zonta USA Caucus often gets asked,
“How can we do advocacy, I thought we were non-partisan?”
Non-partisan means Zonta can’t be advocating for a candidate or a party. However, we can advocate for a position or a policy. Zonta USA Caucus developed this video help to illustrate the issue.
USA Caucus
