Sign against violence against women: Orange bench adorns the Starnberg lake promenade and is intended to provide information

Created: 11/25/2022, 11:30 am

By: Alma Bucher, Oliver Puls

On the orange bench, which provides information by means of a QR code and telephone number from Frauen helfen Frauen eV: Mayor Patrick Janik and Marlen Peix from the Five Lakes Zonta Club.

© Oliver Puls

Starnberg – No to violence against women.

This statement adorns an orange-painted bench on the Starnberg lake promenade at the level of the fishermen's huts.

In recent years, the Starnberg Kulturbahnhof was illuminated in orange for the "Orange the World" day of action on November 25th.

Because of the energy crisis, this year's campaign will not take place.

Instead, the building yard of the city of Starnberg has recently painted a bench on the lake promenade orange.

In addition to Starnberg, the municipality of Tutzing also took part in the campaign, which was organized by Marlen Peix, President of the Zonta Club Fünf-Seen-Land.

There is an orange bench in front of the town hall.

There are signs and codes that girls who are threatened can use to tell women, for example, in the pharmacy or with the family doctor

“There is nothing that justifies violence against women and girls.

Our joint action brings the often taboo topic into the public eye and gives it lasting attention," emphasized Marlen Peix and Mayor Patrick Janik at the on-site visit.

The mayor of Starnberg was immediately convinced of the action and came to the photo shoot on Thursday afternoon despite the pouring rain.

Studies show that women and girls are more threatened by domestic violence than by other crimes.

The Zonta Club and the city of Starnberg want to counteract this.

"It is very important that we have the network against violence against women and girls in the city of Starnberg," emphasized Mayor Janik.

The association women help women in the district provides practical help.

And there are signs and codes

"We are worried"

Since its inception, the now global women's organization Zonta International, which is also represented with general advisory status at the ECOSOC of the United Nations, has been campaigning for the rights of women and girls.

As part of this year's 16 days of action against violence against women, Zonta Clubs have been drawing attention to the virulent topic since November 25 with numerous signs in orange.

“We are concerned: war in Ukraine, climate change, energy crisis.

Under the current conditions, the rights of women and girls are once again experiencing a setback, also in Europe and also in Germany.

Violence against women is one of the most common human rights violations and an expression of gender inequality,” said Ute Scholz, President of Zonta International.

For more on Zonta Says No, visit www.zontasaysno.