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Borussia Dortmund take a stand against violence against women
Together with SC Freiburg and the Union of German Zonta Clubs, Borussia Dortmund once again made a joint statement against gender-based violence at their Bundesliga home game at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Saturday and continued their participation in the ‘Zonta Says No’ campaign. Even before kick-off in the match, both clubs had clearly positioned themselves in the stadium and on social media.
BVB additionally organised an information event – including a panel discussion entitled "Recognising and acting against violence against women" – at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK at the beginning of November. Shortly afterwards, an online discussion panel was also held involving over 200 participants, with aspects such as prevention measures, the provision of protection, and counselling and support services taking centre-stage.
In Germany, one in three women has been affected by physical and/or sexualised violence at least once in her life – that is more than 12 million women. In addition, more than half of all women avoid certain places after dark and feel unsafe. All of this shows that violence against women is an omnipresent phenomenon and not a peripheral one that only occurs in certain circles.
Together with SC Freiburg, Borussia Dortmund have compiled further information about the campaign and options for protection and prevention here.
BVB employees, players and officials have taken a stand against violence against women too:
Background information
Since 2012, 'Zonta Says NO' has formed the global umbrella of Zonta International for the ‘Orange The World’ activities of 1100 Zonta clubs in 63 countries around the world – including 136 Zonta clubs in Germany alone, with around 4,000 women. Since 2013, the campaign has supported the United Nations' 16 Days of Activism from 25 November to 10 December in line with the motto "Orange The World".
At the same time, Zonta also supports projects at a local level to combat and prevent violence against women and girls.
More information about the Zonta campaign can be found here.