February 2022

11 Feb

Posted at 13:00h in One Billion Rising, V-Day

(Reposted from onebillionrising.org) One Billion Rising activists are back at it again in the ninth year of the campaign with over 70 countries rising, hundreds of creative resistance events are taking place on the ground and online to end gender based violence and climate destruction. It’s time to RISE for the Bodies of All Women, Girls & the Earth! Created by a community of more than 45 One Billion Rising global coordinators, this year’s campaign urges communities worldwide to utilize art and activism, creative resistance events and gatherings, both online and offline, to demand an end to violence against women, girls and the...

07 Feb

Posted at 10:02h in One Billion Rising, V-Day

 Join us on Monday, 14 February as we usher in the 2022 One Billion Rising season. One Billion Rising activists are back at it again in the ninth year of the campaign with over 70 countries rising, hundreds of creative resistance events are taking place on the ground and online to end gender based violence and climate destruction. To register/attend Rejoice & Rise 2022: A Body Love Uprising, click here» ...

02 Feb

Posted at 12:58h in One Billion Rising, V-Day

Pamela Smart, who was part of V-Day and One Billion Rising Founder V’s writing group at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, is seeking commutation of her life without parole sentence. Pamela Smart is seeking a commutation of her sentence of life without parole. Pamela Smart was imprisoned at the age of 22 and has now served nearly 32 years behind bars. She is the longest serving woman inmate in New York State, residing at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Pamela has expressed deep remorse and taken responsibility for her behavior that led to the murder of her husband Gregg Smart. Her trial was a sensational...

31 Jan

Posted at 14:10h in One Billion Rising, V-Day

(Reposted from onebillionrising.org) <img class="alignright wp-image-48083" src="https://www.onebillionrising.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image1.png" alt="Freedom for Olga" width="250" height="444" />One Billion Rising is a global campaign, dedicated to ending violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence) and girls, which takes place annually on and about 14 February. More than 200 countries have already joined this action. Belarus is one of them. In 2016, this action was brought to Minsk, Belarus by Olga Gorbunova, the manager of the shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Since then, Belarus has been dancing to end violence against women...

26 Jan

Posted at 06:50h in Press Releases, V-Day

Competition Awards $1,000 Prizes to High School and College Student Winners Who Challenge Patriarchy Through Art, Music, Other Creative Forms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: media (at) vday.org January 26, 2022 — ​​The gender-based violence prevention groups V-Day and A Call to Men today launched a competition calling on high school students in the United States and college students around the world to use their creative talents to Dismantle Patriarchy. The Dismantle Patriarchy Contest challenges young people to use visual art, music, essay, story, poetry, video or photography to envision how they might change the larger societal system of patriarchy and create an accepting...