Here are few highlights from the ongoing village level awareness among women mushroom growers regarding Farmer Production Organization (FPO) formation and process in Baksa, Assam as a part of FST's project Boosting Livelihood Collectives of Women Mushroom Growers at Baksa. Training partner : @sestaorgindia⠀ @ritupiku ⠀ @rimakshichoudhury #RisingWorld ⠀ #RiseGardenResist ⠀ #women ⠀ #mushroomgrowers⠀ Reposted from @fstnortheastindia ...
Shared by Kamla Bhasin (OBR South Asia Regional coordinator) February 6, 2021 Shruti Rawat and Sabita M Mountaineer cycling and Rising. Today is already the 4th Day of their 5600 Km Trans Himalayan tour in support of safety , dignity and rights of women and girls and for the protection of Mother Earth. One Billion Rising is happy to be associated with this amazing initiative and proud of these two young feminists. ...
On Sunday, February 7th, as a lead up event to their main OBR Philippines event on February 14 (where strict observation of covid safety protocols of mask wearing and social distancing will be implemented) - community women in Marikina City - led by Gabriela - held a One Billion Rising 2021 RISING GARDENS action. The event, participated in by the following groups: Gabriela, Gabriela Women’s Party, Bangon (Rise) Marikin Youth, Salinlahi Youth Childrens Collective, and Bangon (Rise) Marikina - celebrated OBR Rising Gardens 2021 by planting and growing their organic community garden, and by dancing all the OBR Philippine dances (“Bangon”...
CELEBRATING CITY OF JOY ON THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ITS OPENING CEREMONY Ten years ago, hundreds of people - local Congolese, dignitaries, activists and supporters from across the globe - gathered in Bukavu to celebrate the opening of the City Of Joy, a revolutionary leadership center for women survivors of gender violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, co-founded by Christine Schuler Deschryver (City of Joy Director and Director of V-Day Congo), Dr. Denis Mukwege (Nobel Laureate and Founder of the Panzi Hospital), and V (formerly Eve Ensler, Founder of V-Day and One Billion Rising, playwright and activist). It was joyous....
ONE BILLION RISING is coming to Cornwall, United Kingdom (online) as part pf a global mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence). Join from your gardens or sitting rooms and celebrate solidarity through action, art, connection, imagination and love. In 2020, over 2,000 dancers, group leaders, dance and community groups and the general public from across Cornwall learn the One Billion Rising - KERPOW dance choreographed by Emily Alden with music by Julie Macara. Over 250 people attended the main event in Truro and danced at this international...
Shared by Joan Salvador (Gabriela - OBR Southeast Asia coordinators/ OBR Philippines coordinators) OBR Philippines 2021 will be organized amid the worsening health, economic, and political crisis. The risings in communities, offices, at home, workplaces will highlight the issues that women and their communities have faced and continue to face during the pandemic AND how they as individuals, community and/or collective rose from these crises by finding ways to creatively survive, assert for their rights, take care of themselves, their families, their communities, and build social solidarity. With COVID-19 still raging, and with no clear plan from the national government on how to protect...
Please Join One Billion Rising Africa virtual discussion on the effects of Covid-19 on women's rights activists as front liners. We will be joined by well know Human rights defender in Africa , also a victim of human rights violation Jestina Mukoko from Zimbabwe; and Lindiwe Makhubu a philanthropist, Feminist and agent of positive change for women and children’s rights from Eswatini. Date: 9th February 2021 at 4pm Southern Africa time It will be live on the One Billion Rising Eswatini Facebook page....
Shared by Aiko Kazuko Kurosaki (OBR Austria coordinator) On February 14 One Billion Rising Austria will be Rising in 2021! This time we are going online - via Zoom and YouTube. There are live statements, video contributions from OBR initiatives across Austria, joint ′′ Break the Chain ′′ dancing, speakers, artistic posts, video clips, and after party stream! Even if we can't dance in public spaces this time - right now it's very important to make a statement! Join us as we Rise! ...
Shared by Chandy Eng (OBR Cambodia coordinator) OBR Cambodia at a One Billion Rising youth camp last month: Text in photo says: "Together for women empowerment: One Billion Rising!" OBR Cambodia is Rising in 2021 with so many creative and youth rising actions! Photo Challenge Each participant will participate in a photo challenge till Feb 15th, 202. The challenge is about posting a pic of a woman or girl whom participants admire because of their sacrifice to daily lives. It can be women or girls in any sector or field of work starting from housework till doing outside work. So it's time to give them...
OBR Portugal at Tamera community: Rising with the theme: “Rising Gardens, Growing Roots” OBR Portugal - Tamera community - will be part of the regional Seed Festival of Portugal, with OBR Rising Gardens OBR Serbia: OBR tree planting campaign, and a bicycle campaign for the purpose of transportation in the city, in order to reduce pollution and increase the physical activity of citizens, primarily women. OBR Gabon OBR Poland National online OBR Dance events across the country ...