{"id":10235,"date":"2024-11-09T14:30:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T13:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/?p=10235"},"modified":"2025-04-06T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T09:06:24","slug":"orange24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/2024\/orange24\/","title":{"rendered":"Soroptimists Orange The World 2024 -16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SISTAS-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10910\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SISTAS-OTW-2024-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Orange the World 2024\" width=\"650\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SISTAS-OTW-2024-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SISTAS-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>Soroptimist International St Albans and District <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">#OrangeTheWorldHerts<\/span> campaign 2024 was brighter and louder than ever! Everyone who joined in committed to <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">CALL IT OUT ! <\/span>saying NO! to violence against women. Click here for more about how to take action and <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">CALL IT OUT !<\/span> : <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/2024\/callitout\/\">https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans\/callitout<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10567\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x116.jpg\" alt=\"St Albans Museum OTW 2024\" width=\"517\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a>Mon 25 Nov \u2013 Tue 10 Dec Soroptimists join the United Nations Orange The World\u00a0 campaign \u2013 16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women. As a bright and optimistic colour, orange represents a future free from violence against women and girls. <a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/what-we-do\/ending-violence-against-women\/unite\/orange-the-world\">www.unwomen.org\/en\/what-we-do\/ending-violence-against-women\/unite\/orange-the-world<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">#OrangetheWorldHerts<\/span> 2024 <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10568\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CALLITOUT OTW St Albans Museum High Sheriff Annie Brewster PCC Jonathan Ash-Edwards\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This year&#8217;s theme is CALL IT OUT<\/strong><\/span>! &#8211; please click here for more: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/2024\/callitout\/\">https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans\/callitout<\/a><\/strong> moving from awareness raising to a call to action. The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Annie Brewster is behind our campaign &#8211; see the photo here of Annie with our selfie frame with Herts Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards<\/p>\n<p>You can download a single page here with more information: <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/Orange-The-World-CALLITOUT-1-pager.docx\">Orange The World CALLITOUT 1 pager<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/11-OWT-Art-by-Divya-Maheshwaram-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10243 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/11-OWT-Art-by-Divya-Maheshwaram-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/\/11-OWT-Art-by-Divya-Maheshwaram-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/\/11-OWT-Art-by-Divya-Maheshwaram-1.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Joining the campaign were the County Council, the High Sheriff, Herts Police, Herts Police and Crime Commissioner, Herts University, secondary schools, Town\/City Councils and Councillors and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>We worked closely with the <strong>#WhiteRibbon<\/strong> Campaign in St Albans and Hertfordshire.<span style=\"font-size: 21px\"><strong> &#8220;<em>It starts with me<\/em><em>n<\/em><\/strong><\/span> is the theme for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteribbon.org.uk\/white-ribbon-day\">White Ribbon Day 2024<\/a><\/strong>. Violence against women and girls is rooted in harmful masculine traits. Starting with men, we must address the attitudes and behaviours that contribute to a fear of violence for women in their day-to-day lives.&#8221; The goal of both campaigns is the same.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>This was the Soroptimist International St Albans and District campaign:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/18-OTW-CallItOut-Elly-OMeara-Jane-Slatter-Mix92.6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10587\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/18-OTW-CallItOut-Elly-OMeara-Jane-Slatter-Mix92.6-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"OTW CallItOut Elly O'Meara Jane Slatter Mix92.6\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/18-OTW-CallItOut-Elly-OMeara-Jane-Slatter-Mix92.6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/18-OTW-CallItOut-Elly-OMeara-Jane-Slatter-Mix92.6.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/15-OTW-Zoom-Annie-Brewster-High-Sheriff-11-Nov.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10585\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/15-OTW-Zoom-Annie-Brewster-High-Sheriff-11-Nov-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/15-OTW-Zoom-Annie-Brewster-High-Sheriff-11-Nov-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/15-OTW-Zoom-Annie-Brewster-High-Sheriff-11-Nov.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>On Mon 11 Nov <span style=\"color: #000000\">we kicked off the campaign with a <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Zoom<\/strong> <strong>call <\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">with Annie Brewster High Sheriff of Hertfordshire<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211;<\/span> #CALLITOU<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">T ! #OrangetheWorldHerts &#8211; our Call to Action! <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">see the photo here of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Annie <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">on Zoom with an orange feather in her hat!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>On Tue 12 Nov<\/strong> <\/span>Soroptimist Jane Slatter was interviewed by Elly O&#8217;Meara on Mix 92.6 &#8211; see the pic of Jane and Ellie in the selfie frame &#8211; click here to listen to the interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/mix926.com\/highlight\/orange-the-world-call-it-out\/\">https:\/\/mix926.com\/highlight\/orange-the-world-call-it-out\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/25-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10566 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/25-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"St Albans Museum OTW 2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/25-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/25-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Mon 25 Nov \u2013 the official launch of #OrangetheWorldHerts 2024 at St Albans Museum and Gallery on<\/strong> <strong>the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women.<\/strong><\/span> This was the 25th Anniversary of this UN special day. These campaigns aim to bring together individuals and organisations around the world to tackle violence against women and girls. Speakers included Soroptimist Ameeta Sabharwal, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire Annie Brewster, Herts <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards,\u00a0 <\/span>Mayor of St Albans Jamie Day, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Bishop of St Albans Alan Smith, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10567\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x116.jpg\" alt=\"St Albans Museum OTW 2024\" width=\"517\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/26-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a>Herts Assistant Chief Constable Genna Telfer,<\/span> Cheryl Luzet StAlbans Chamber of Commerce, Emma Fleming Chief Executive of Future Living and Neil Kieran White Ribbon lead for St Albans Council. They all gave insightful speeches with terrifying statistics of the scale of the problem. People joined the event who just happened to be in the Museum and said they were blown away by it all. There were students from the University of Herts and many other local groups including the DA Helpline, St Albans Action for the Homeless, the Domestic Abuse Alliance, Mix Community radio 92.6, The St Albans Times, Councillors and Council staff, Officers from the St Albans Police,\u00a0 as well as Soroptimists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/28-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-Bishop-and-Mayor-of-St-Albans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10569\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/28-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-Bishop-and-Mayor-of-St-Albans-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"St Albans Museum High Sheriff Annie Brewster Bishop and Mayor of St Albans\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/28-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-Bishop-and-Mayor-of-St-Albans-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/28-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-Bishop-and-Mayor-of-St-Albans.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>High Sheriff Annie Brewster said: \u201cThe brilliant Soroptimists are not only encouraging buildings to be lit up in orange to reinforce the annual 16 days of activism but have introduced a call to action to call out inappropriate behaviour any of us witness be it at home, in the work place or at leisure. There are still many who are not aware coercive control is now a criminal offence and can destroy lives. It\u2019s absolutely terrifying to see what\u2019s going on. Domestic abuse isn\u2019t just about being hit or hurt, it\u2019s also about the emotional impact it has on people going through domestic abuse in their childhood.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Rev Alan Smith, said: \u201cWe want to <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10568\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CALLITOUT OTW St Albans Museum High Sheriff Annie Brewster PCC Jonathan Ash-Edwards\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/27-St-Albans-Museum-High-Sheriff-Annie-Brewster-PCC-Jonathan-Ash-Edwards.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>be part of the answer, as together we seek to orange the world and put a stop to this dreadful, dreadful thing that\u2019s here in our midst.\u201d Click to read the news item published by the St Albans Diocese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stalbansdiocese.org\/news\/bishop-speaks-at-orange-the-world-campaign\/\">https:\/\/www.stalbansdiocese.org\/news\/bishop-speaks-at-orange-the-world-campaign\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Soroptimist host Ameeta Sabharwal said: \u201cViolence against women and girls isn\u2019t just a women\u2019s issue; it is a societal crisis, one that demands a response from each and every one of us. We know that this violence can manifest in myriad ways: domestic violence, sexual harassment, trafficking, child marriage, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/62-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10571\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/62-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"Police CALLITOUT St Albans Museum OTW 2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/62-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/62-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>online abuse. Each incident is a breach of dignity, a scar on our collective humanity. And we know, too, that the impact extends beyond individuals, creating ripples of harm that affect families, communities, and the very fabric of our society. However, we also know that violence against women and girls is preventable. We see that with the right policies, community action, and widespread education, we can create a safer, more equitable world. But we must also acknowledge that progress is not uniform, nor is it fast enough. This is why our commitment to ending violence must be stronger than ever. We need to strengthen laws, justice systems and community-based solutions to ensure accountability and <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/59-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10570\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/59-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"CALLITOUT Selfie Frame - St Albans Museum OTW 2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/59-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/59-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Museum-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>support for survivors. We need to educate our youth on healthy relationships, respect, and gender equality.\u201d The community weekly online newspaper, The St Albans Times, gave the event great coverage &#8211; click here to read the article and see more photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/stalbanstimes.co.uk\/st-albans\/stop-its-time-to-call-out-domestic-violence\/\">https:\/\/stalbanstimes.co.uk\/st-albans\/stop-its-time-to-call-out-domestic-violence\/<\/a><br \/>\nIn the piece Jane Slatter, Soroptimist International St Albans and District co-president is quoted: \u201cThe Soroptimist Orange The World Herts \u201cCall It Out!\u201d campaign event really put the scale of the problem of domestic abuse and violence in the spotlight. This was working together to make a difference as a community at its best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/65-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10572\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/65-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-25-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"County Hall Hertford Outside OTW 24\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/65-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/65-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-25.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wed 27\u00a0 Nov <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Hertfordshire County Hall turned orange for #OrangeTheWorldHerts 2024<\/span>.<\/b> This event was run by Soroptimist International Hertford and District in partnership with Herts County Council and supported Soroptimist International St Albans and District.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\">The Chairman of the Council Cllr Terry Douris welcomed everyone and spoke about Herts County Council&#8217;s zero tolerance approach to domestic abuse. Kate Belinis DL President of Soroptimist International London Chilterns Region and <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/66-County-Hall-Hertford-Inside-OTW-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10573\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/66-County-Hall-Hertford-Inside-OTW-25-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"County Hall Hertford Inside OTW 24\" width=\"250\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/66-County-Hall-Hertford-Inside-OTW-25-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/66-County-Hall-Hertford-Inside-OTW-25.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Secretary of the Hertford Club thanked everyone for being there. High Sheriff Annie Brewster spoke about how domestic abuse seemed to come up everywhere and needs to be tackled in a more joined up and effective way. Darren Cook, Deputy Director of the Fire and Rescue service bringing Loki the Fire dog an engine and fire-fighters with him! He also spoke about the commitment of the service to zero tolerance. People were encouraged to sign their white ribbon <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/74-Selfie-Frame-Terry-Douris-High-Sheriff-Kate-Belinis-Fergus-McMullen-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10574\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/74-Selfie-Frame-Terry-Douris-High-Sheriff-Kate-Belinis-Fergus-McMullen-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-2024-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"CALLOITOUT OTW - Terry Douris, High Sheriff, Kate Belinis, Fergus McMullen County Hall Hertford OTW 2024\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/74-Selfie-Frame-Terry-Douris-High-Sheriff-Kate-Belinis-Fergus-McMullen-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-2024-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/74-Selfie-Frame-Terry-Douris-High-Sheriff-Kate-Belinis-Fergus-McMullen-County-Hall-Hertford-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> promise to never commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\">People were encouraged to have their photos taken in the Soroptimist CALLITOUT! selfie frame &#8211; making that a commitment. Guests included Mayors and Deputy Lieutenants from around the County plus staff from Herts County Council working on ending violence against women and girls (VAWG).<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/80-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10575\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/80-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"Harpenden Council OTW 2024\" width=\"569\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/80-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/80-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/a>Thu 28 Nov was the Soroptimists #OrangeTheWorldHerts Harpenden event was supported by Harpenden Town Council and held in Park Hall.<\/strong><\/span> The event focused on Domestic Abuse <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/92-Selfie-Frame-Cllrs-Eileen-Washington-Beth-Fisher-Mayor-Pip-Liver-Deputy-Gill-Haynes-Council-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10578\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/92-Selfie-Frame-Cllrs-Eileen-Washington-Beth-Fisher-Mayor-Pip-Liver-Deputy-Gill-Haynes-Council-OTW-2024-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"CALLITOUT OTW Cllrs Eileen Washington, Beth Fisher, Mayor Pip Liver Deputy Gill Haynes Council OTW 2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/92-Selfie-Frame-Cllrs-Eileen-Washington-Beth-Fisher-Mayor-Pip-Liver-Deputy-Gill-Haynes-Council-OTW-2024-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/92-Selfie-Frame-Cllrs-Eileen-Washington-Beth-Fisher-Mayor-Pip-Liver-Deputy-Gill-Haynes-Council-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>and on the theme #CallItOut ! asking Harpenden residents to commit to not standing by and let abuse happen.<br \/>\nHarpenden Mayor Pip Liver and Denise Powell from Soroptimist International St Albans and District welcomed everyone, and Denise gave a presentation giving the background to this important campaign. Soroptimists around the world are champions of the United Nations \u201cOrange the World\u201d campaign, which raises awareness of the many forms of violence and abuse against women and girls with \u201c16 days of Activism\u201d from 25 November to 10 December, Human Rights Day. This year the St Albans Soroptimists asked everyone to commit to \u201cCall It Out!\u201d and take action.<br \/>\nFor the past four years, Soroptimists have brought the campaign to Hertfordshire, with many organisations and businesses putting up orange lights, dressing themselves or their buildings in orange and more. Orange is used to symbolise a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/83-Sgt-Mark-Essam-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10577\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/83-Sgt-Mark-Essam-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sgt Mark Essam Harpenden Council OTW 2024\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/83-Sgt-Mark-Essam-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/83-Sgt-Mark-Essam-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Harpenden Police Sergeant Mark Essam delivered a presentation showing the scale of the problem in Harpenden. In 9 months from 1st January until 1st October, there were 210 crimes recorded in relation to intimate domestic violence (DV) incidents and for 88 non intimate DV (non-intimate can be child on parent). Mark ended by giving some great advice on how to stay safe.<br \/>\nNext we heard from Hayley Star the Manager of the Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline. The service takes 2000 calls\/year and most calls are from female victims\/survivors.<br \/>\nJune Chapman the Chief Executive of Citizen\u2019s Advice St Albans <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/82-Denise-Powell-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10600\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/82-Denise-Powell-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/82-Denise-Powell-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/82-Denise-Powell-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>and District told us that most advice is given over the phone now, but they do have a drop-in service at the Well Bean Caf\u00e9, Harpenden Trust, Southdown Road. 60% of their callers are women. They give advice, and signpost people to get support, following relationship breakdowns on housing, employment, debt and legal matters.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/94-Selfie-Frame-Vicki-Symonds-Jane-Slatter-Denise-Powell-Council-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10599 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/94-Selfie-Frame-Vicki-Symonds-Jane-Slatter-Denise-Powell-Council-OTW-2024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/94-Selfie-Frame-Vicki-Symonds-Jane-Slatter-Denise-Powell-Council-OTW-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/94-Selfie-Frame-Vicki-Symonds-Jane-Slatter-Denise-Powell-Council-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Vicki Symonds is the Service Manager for the Herts IDVA (independent domestic abuse adviser) service, supporting victims\/survivors who are in the highest risk category. They empower people to know what their rights are and advise them on what support they can get. They have been running a new housing advocacy service for a month now. Approximately 70 % of women have their children with them. Children can be victims on their own right now.<br \/>\nNeil Kiran, the White Ribbon lead for St Albans City and District Council rounded up the speakers. Soroptimists have been working with the Council and the White Ribbon campaign to end violence against women from the male perspective, with the 2024 theme \u2018It Starts With Men\u2019 which aligns with the Soroptimist call to action: #CallItOut! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stalbans.gov.uk\/news\/we-are-supporting-white-ribbon-day-monday-25-november\">https:\/\/www.stalbans.gov.uk\/news\/we-are-supporting-white-ribbon-day-monday-25-november<\/a>.The Council is White Ribbon accredited with ambassadors, champions and procedures to ensure that action is always taken against domestic abuse.<br \/>\nHarpenden\u2019s MP Victora Collins sent her apologies, and sent a message of solidarity in support of the campaign.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/91-Selfie-Frame-Denise-Powell-Chris-Roach-Hayley-Star-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10598\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/91-Selfie-Frame-Denise-Powell-Chris-Roach-Hayley-Star-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/91-Selfie-Frame-Denise-Powell-Chris-Roach-Hayley-Star-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/91-Selfie-Frame-Denise-Powell-Chris-Roach-Hayley-Star-Harpenden-Council-OTW-2024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Guests were engaged in the event by asking questions and having \u201corange\u201d photos taken &#8211; included Councillors, representatives from the Mother\u2019s Union, Taylor Walton Solicitors and more. There was a great buzz in the room and plans will soon be underway for next year\u2019s event\u2026<br \/>\nDenise Powell, Soroptimist International St Albans and District co-president closed by saying: \u201cThe Soroptimist Orange The World Herts \u201cCall It Out!\u201d campaign event really put the scale of the problem of domestic abuse and violence in the spotlight. I look forward to us working together to really making a difference in the Harpenden community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/97-OTW-24-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Station-Singing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10580\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/97-OTW-24-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Station-Singing-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"OTW St Albans Station Singing\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/97-OTW-24-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Station-Singing-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/97-OTW-24-Selfie-Frame-St-Albans-Station-Singing.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Mon 2 Dec \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Shake Rattle and Sing!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Soroptimists and friends \u00a0(including some members of local choirs), wore orange to continue with the <span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>#OrangetheWorldHerts<\/strong><\/span> campaign and sang festive songs at St Albans City Station raising an amazing \u00a3438 for \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sahwr.org.uk\/\">SAHWR Women\u2019s Refuge<\/a>! <\/strong>It is thanks to the generous travellers for their donations, the station staff for hosting and for <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/96-OTW-24-St-Albans-Station-Singing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10579\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/96-OTW-24-St-Albans-Station-Singing-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"OTW St Albans Station Singing\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/96-OTW-24-St-Albans-Station-Singing-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/96-OTW-24-St-Albans-Station-Singing.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>everyone who gave up their time to make it such an enjoyable event whilst raising awareness of violence against women and girls. There were train delays that evening and one commuter\u00a0 said &#8220;your singing has cheered me up and made me feel really Christmassy&#8221;. \u00a32 donations were suggested on the card reader and one donor said &#8220;make that \u00a310&#8221; and when Jane said to him &#8220;you are a star!&#8221; he said &#8220;go on make it \u00a320&#8221; &#8211; now that is the Christmas spirit! Singers and musicians went to the Six Bells afterwards for a well deserved supper and warm up &#8211; and more &#8220;oranging&#8221; of course! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>St Albans Girls School shared with us that on Fri 29 Nov\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">they held a &#8220;STAGS TALKS&#8221; about Orange the World led by two of the Sixth Form Global Ambassadors &#8211; this is their presentation\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/STAGS-Orange-The-World.pdf\">STAGS Orange The World<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><strong>See pages 64-65 for the <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">SI St Albans &amp; District Orange the World 16 Days of Activism <\/span>article with lots of photos in the 12 Dec 98 Edition of the St Albans Times <a href=\"https:\/\/stalbanstimes.co.uk\/past-issues\/2024\/issue-98\/\">https:\/\/stalbanstimes.co.uk\/past-issues\/2024\/issue-98\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">CALL IT OUT !<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">#OrangeTheWorldHerts\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/OTW-Hand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9768\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/OTW-Hand-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/OTW-Hand-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/OTW-Hand.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>What did you do this year? Did you use the information pack? <span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/Orange-the-world-2024-Info-pack.pdf\">Orange the world 2024 Info pack<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>(this is a PDF &#8211; email <a href=\"mailto:sistalbans@hotmail.com\">sistalbans@hotmail.com<\/a> if you need in a different format). There are ideas on this page too: <span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans\/callitout\"><strong>https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans\/callitout<\/strong><\/a><\/span> We also produced these two posters, to explain why the campaign. One has an orange background and one has a white background to provide different print options: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/Orange-the-World-Flyer-Poster-Updated.pdf\">Orange-the-World-Flyer-Poster-Updated<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What did you do to support <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">#OrangeTheWorldHerts #CALLITOUT !\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">What ideas have you got for next year?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you are a business whose premises are lit up, use an orange filter to make the lights orange \u2013 and tell your workers and customers why you are doing it.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a member of a group (choir, team, church, walking group etc), get everyone to dress in or carry something Orange and take a photo<\/p>\n<p>If you are involved with young people (teenagers), especially boys, run a project\/session to discuss healthy relationships.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a shop, caf\u00e9 or pub, put a supportive poster in your window and inside perhaps with some Orange bunting.<\/p>\n<p>If you rent out premises , put up a poster to show \u00a0your support<\/p>\n<p>If you support the campaign as an individual , \u00a0take a snap of yourself wearing Orange<\/p>\n<p>These are just some ideas. Be inventive!<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, send everything to us at <a href=\"mailto:sistalbans@hotmail.com\">sistalbans@hotmail.com<\/a> . We are Soroptimist International St Albans and District and we are spearheading this campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/001-OTW-2023-Montage-jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9922\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/001-OTW-2023-Montage-jpg-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Soroptimist Orange the World 2023 montage\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/001-OTW-2023-Montage-jpg-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/001-OTW-2023-Montage-jpg.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Please click here to read about the<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Orange the World<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0campaign we have been running in the area since 2020 and see how it has gone from strength to strength\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/orange-the-world\"><strong>https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/orange-the-world<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>If you need further information please contact\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:sistalbans@hotmail.com\"><strong>sistalbans@hotmail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the campaign we supported two local organisations in our district working to support victims of gender-based violence and domestic abuse:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hertsdomesticabusehelpline.org\/\">Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sahwr.org.uk\/\">St Albans and Hertsmere Women\u2019s Refuge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SAHWR-new-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6886 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/HDAHelpline-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline\" width=\"150\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/HDAHelpline-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/HDAHelpline.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SAHWR-new-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6887 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SAHWR-new-2-300x186.png\" alt=\"St Albans and Hertsmere Womens Refuge\" width=\"150\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SAHWR-new-2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/st-albans-and-district\/files\/SAHWR-new-2.png 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Follow the campaign with the hashtag\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>#OrangeTheWorldHerts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please share any actions on\u00a0<strong>Facebook and Instagram @sistalbans and\/or email to <a href=\"mailto:sistalbans@hotmail.com\">sistalbans@hotmail.com\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soroptimist International St Albans and District #OrangeTheWorldHerts campaign 2024 was brighter and louder than ever!&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":10910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[579,577,634,578,501,221,12,60,11,206,13,111,99],"class_list":["post-10235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news","category-club-projects","tag-16daysof-activism","tag-orangetheworld","tag-orangetheworldherts","tag-elimination-of-violence-against-women","tag-herts-domestic-abuse-helpline","tag-sahwr","tag-soroptimist","tag-soroptimist-international","tag-st-albans","tag-st-albans-and-district","tag-women","tag-womens-group","tag-womens-organisation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Soroptimists Orange The World 2024 -16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women | News | Blog | Events | SI St Albans and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI St Albans and District : Blog &amp; News : Soroptimists Orange The World 2024 -16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI St Albans and District . 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