12/07/2026
Orange Days - Zonta says NO!
En yderst spændende første dag på Zonta International 67th Convention i Vancouver, hvor socialrådgiver DEANNA SHACKELFORD fortalte sin personlige historie om konsekvenserne ved at vokse op i et voldelig hjem. Hendes mor betalte den højeste pris, og hendes far er i fængsel på livstid.
Filmen “Little Stones” af Sophie Kruz fik en varm anbefaling, som hermed er givet videre. Mon ikke vi i Zonta Aalborg skal arrangere en visning med efterfølgende samtale senere i dette Zontaår?
Som afslutning delte Deanne SHACKELFORD Kathleen Algoes digt “My Child Within”, og det er tydeligt for os alle hvor vigtig Zontas kampagne Orange Days, 16 days of activism for at stoppe kønsbaseret vold er.
Kathleen Algoe: “My Child Within”
I found my child within today,
For many years so locked away,
Loving, embracing, needing so much,
If only I could reach in and touch.
I did not know this child of mine,
We were never acquainted at three or nine,
But today I felt the crying inside,
I'm here I shouted, come reside.
We hugged each other ever so tight,
As feelings emerged of hurt and fright.
It's okay, I sobbed, I love you so!
You are precious to me, I want you to know.
My child, my child, you are safe today,
You will not be abandoned, I'm here to stay.
We laughed, we cried, it was a discovery,
This warm, loving child is my recovery.
