Today, the Zonta Club of Riverside carried out a heartfelt and impactful community outreach as part of The SOAP Project, an initiative dedicated to combating human trafficking. Volunteers gathered early in the morning to prepare hundreds of bars of soap, each discreetly labeled with the National Human Trafficking Hotline number and a short message offering […]
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UPDATE….AB 1267 End Child Marriage
AB 1267 is a California bill from the 2025–2026 legislative session that seeks to prohibit marriage or domestic partnerships for anyone under the age of 18. Under current law, minors can marry with court approval and parental consent, but this bill would repeal that exception entirely, making 18 the absolute minimum age for marriage or […]
Enough is Enough
Stop Violence Against Women…Zonta Says NO!!! Every woman and girl has a fundamental human right to live without the fear of fear or violence. Yet, statistics show that nearly one in three women globally will face physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime. This reality dictates that enough is enough. To end this crisis, society […]
Helping Hands presents “Share the Care” Project
The Zonta Club of Riverside’s uplifting community gathering on May 30th at the SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library, had a wonderful presentation about a potential new service project. Bella from Helping Hands of Riverside presented her heartfelt initiative, “Share the Care.” With warmth and sincerity, she described how the project was born from […]
The Soap Project, Find Your Voice
Debbie Waltzer, President of the Zonta Club of Riverside, led an inspiring event on May 30th to introduce the club’s latest initiative — the Soap Project. With her signature warmth and passion, Debbie welcomed community members, advocates, and local leaders, setting the tone for an evening dedicated to awareness and action. The Soap Project is […]
On May 21, 1937, Amelia Earhart took off from Oakland, California, and headed east.
It was the start of her second attempt to fly around the world at the equator; an earlier try in March had ended just a few days into the trip when her Lockheed Electra L-10E crashed during takeoff in Honolulu. Despite that incident, Earhart remained determined to be the first pilot, man or woman, to […]
INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END OBSTETRIC FISTULA
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is observed every year on May 23. It is an international holiday for gathering support and spreading awareness about obstetric fistula, a childbirth-related injury that majorly affects women in poor economic regions. Medically, it is described as a hole in the birth canal that occurs due to prolonged labor […]
The REDress Project, a living memorial for that honors and celebrates MMIW
The REDress Project is a public art installation created by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010 (with its first major exhibition in 2011) to raise awareness about the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis in Canada and the United States. It has since become a global symbol of remembrance, resilience, and justice for Indigenous […]
Mother’s Day, a celebration to honor women in our families to show that they feel loved.
Mother’s Day has roots in both ancient and modern traditions honoring mothers, but the contemporary holiday as we know it began in the United States. The first national observance took place on May 10, 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation calling on Americans to honor mothers on the second Sunday in May with displays of the […]
Equal Pay Day for AAPI women.
AAPI Women’s Equal Pay Day 2026 is observed on Sunday, May 3, to highlight the wage gap faced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women. AAPI Women’s Equal Pay Day is held annually on May 3 to mark how many days into the year women in the AAPI community must work to earn what men […]