The Revolution Is Beginning! RISING Starts Across the Planet
2/12/2015
On Saturday, 7 February, One Billion Rising Revolution kicked-off the year in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom with ARTISTIC UPRISING, a one-night-only benefit event that brought together a groundbreaking group of performers and artists united around the common goal of ending violence against women.
ARTISTIC UPRISING was just the beginning, events are happening around the globe this week as we lead up to 14 February 2015.
Youth Rising: Lucban Elementary School Dances for Women and Children's Rights Anew
Around 1,500 gathered to rise and dance as a symbol of commitment to end all forms of violence against women and children in Baguio City in the Philippines on 6 February 2015.
Gambia Is Rising Against Gender Based Violence
Events in the Gambia will focus on the Ebola advocacy in solidarity with Nigerian sisters and the condemnation of the violation of Women's Rights in the name of religion.
JOIN ROC United & Rise For The Raise on Fri, 13 Feb Day of Action: Justice Is What Love Looks Like In Public
ROC United & One Billion Rising have announced their February Day Of Action for One Fair Wage and Rise for the Raise. On 13 Feb, RISE for restaurant workers' right to be paid a fair wage. Share your action on social media using #recipe4love.
TUNE IN tomorrow to see Eve Ensler and Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder of the African American Policy Forum and V-Board member on Democracy Now talking about One Billion Rising and #BlackGirlsMatter. Check local listings for times and channels.
MORE Upcoming RISINGS Include:
12 Feb, Miami is marching from Plaza to Biscayne Boulevard and back with huge One Billion Rising signs, pickets, instruments and more to manifest to Stop Sex Trafficking in Miami.
13 Feb, Santa Fe will hold community testimonials of revolutionary stories and demand support at the State Capitol and will surprise the legislature with a flash mob.
13 Feb Guatemala is rising create an environment of equality for girls, boys, women and men in multiple locations across the country.
Veterans are RISING at the Nations' Capitol
VetsRising is an initiative created by survivors of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) uniting women and men defenders to stop military rape and sexual assault through real reform, spontaneous dancing, drumming, RISING! on V-Day 2015. They are calling on veterans to RISE in all 50 states and are hosting a main event in D.C. on the Lincoln Memorial on 14 Feb.
Additional risings are happening across the globe. For the online listing of events, please visit onebillionrising.org/events