The Zonta Club of Melton is inviting the community to walk together against family violence on November 26 at Hannah Watts Park.
The free Walk With Her event will get underway at 10am and include a two-kilometre walk, a range of activities and giveaways, talks from special guests and a barbeque lunch.
The Walk With Her event will mark the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign led annually by UN Women.
It runs every year from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10 which is Human Rights Day.
During the 16 Days of Activism, communities around the world join the call to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls.
Zonta International is an organisation that has worked to build a better world for women and girls for more than 100 years.
Zonta Club of Melton president Bianca Heaney said this in-person event aims to create a safer, more respectful and equal community and raise awareness of the prevalence, impacts and severity of family violence.
“Family violence is gendered – overwhelmingly most perpetrators are men and victim survivors are women, children and young people,” she said.
“While gender inequality is the root cause of violence against women, family violence can, and does occur within a range of relationships.”
“We encourage the whole community to walk together in solidarity to help change the story and to demonstrate support for all victim survivors of family violence.”
Details: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-with-her-tickets-734407481547?aff=oddtdtcreator
