One Billion Rising

16 Jan

Posted at 02:26h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day, Voices

V-Day activists - please join us for this very special one-night only concert event. "At a time when our planet is burning from the impact of global warming and human-made climate catastrophe, Dear Everything is a powerful musical uprising driven by the visionary voices of youth, gorgeous pop and anthemic music, and great storytelling urging us to come together to protect our earth and our future." – Jane Fonda Dear Everything follows a group of young people in a small town whose determination to save their local forest endows them with powers they never knew they had. Dear Everything reminds us of our...

30 Dec

Posted at 11:44h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day, Voices

2024 marked the twenty-sixth year of V-Day, a year during which survivors, artists and activists gathered together, channeling art and creativity with a shared vision and mission for a world free from violence. They rose to address the devastating consequences of the ongoing vicious systems of patriarchy, fascism, capitalism and racism in the world today and the destructive battle for power fought over women’s bodies and the Earth. Photo Credits: Australia (Lyn McCarthy), South Africa (OBR South Africa), Hong Kong (@phyang81), Eswatini (Colani Hlatjwako), India (Jagori Grameen), Philippines (Sarah Elago) This year, V-Day and One Billion Rising activists once again shattered traditions,...

18 Dec

Posted at 13:50h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day, Voices

Dearest friends, activists & supporters, Many of you have asked how you can give a gift that has impact this season. As an activist movement to end violence against women, gender expansive people, and the Earth, V-Day’s work is global and grassroots. Led by extraordinary activists in communities around the world, it demonstrates that when art and activism come together, they can transform systems and change culture. We believe that change takes time and that giving is an act of solidarity. Communities know what they need the most and sharing is an act of caring. By investing in grassroots projects, we are...

09 Dec

Posted at 19:39h in Dispatches from Beyond Incarceration, One Billion Rising, V-Day

In November, the 2nd Annual Global Prison Nursery Network Symposium was held at Columbia Law School, organized by Children of Incarcerated Caregivers (CIC) and the Columbia Journal of Gender & Law. The event focused on the challenges faced by incarcerated mothers and their children, featuring a keynote by Professor Marie Claire Van Hout on age restrictions for children living with incarcerated caregivers. Panel discussions addressed legal gaps affecting families, the impact of incarceration on children’s psychological well-being, and innovative data collection strategies to better understand and support these families. Personal narratives from impacted mothers emphasized the emotional struggles of parenting...

25 Nov

Posted at 10:23h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

Today on the beginning of 16 Days of Activism and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we launch One Billion Rising 2025 as an invitation to survivors, artists and activists everywhere to RISE in 2025. The recent elections in India, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Argentina and that of a corrupt, predatory, adjudicated rapist to the US Presidency evidence that governments are moving to the right. Across the globe, we see governments led by authoritarian, corrupt leaders rolling back women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, undermining democratic institutions, denying human rights, enforcing militarization, banning books and erasing history, shutting down dissent...

19 Nov

Posted at 18:58h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

V-Day's Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan Won Two Anthem Awards We are thrilled to announce that Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan has won two Anthem Awards. The V-Day series received the Silver award for Social Media Content, Campaign and Global Awareness Campaign in the Education, Arts & Culture category. Anthem Award Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and this year was the most competitive season yet with more than 2,300 entries submitted from 34 countries worldwide. We honor and thank the brave Afghan women who shared their stories from inside Afghanistan and...

18 Oct

Posted at 12:04h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

Our V-Day blog series Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan has been chosen as a Finalist for the 4th Annual Anthem Awards in the Education, Art, & Culture - Awareness Categories. Anthem Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The 4th Annual Anthem Awards was the most competitive season yet with more than 2,300 entries submitted from 34 countries worldwide. Every day, the rights of millions of women in Afghanistan continue to be violated, stripped and threatened. The Afghan Women Speak series amplifies the stories and voices of Afghan women who can never be silenced. Each...

19 Sep

Posted at 16:34h in One Billion Rising, V-Day

(Photos by Kisha Bari for V-Day) On Saturday, we came together in a day of meaning, mattering, solidarity and love at Judson Memorial Church in NYC. With gratitude to all who came out and spent the day with us. With gratitude to the speakers and artists who shared their stories, vision, and ideas for How We Do Freedom against the rising wave of fascism seen across the US and the globe: Lulu Alryati, Abbas Alawieh, Taína Asili, Hettie Barnhill and André Robles of Create A Space Now, Mahogany L. Browne, Rev. Micah Bucey, Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, Robin Dembroff, Laura Flanders, Bill Fletcher,...

06 Sep

Posted at 14:50h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

Dearest activists, friends & supporters, Join us and our incredible lineup of speakers, poets, artists, activists ready to fuel us with information, strategies, solidarity, and energy to ignite the movement we need right now. Throughout the day, we will unpack what fascism is in the US and globally and what we can do to combat it. We will explore the impact on all of us from women’s bodies to anti-Blackness and the suppression of LGBTQ+ and the disabled, to the banning of books, erasing history and immigration bans, union busting, increasing violence and expansion of the police state, and the destruction of...

17 Aug

Posted at 11:47h in One Billion Rising, V-Day

JOIN US. On Saturday, 14 September for a daylong educational and inspirational event of speakers, poets, artists, activists to fuel us with information, strategies, solidarity and energy to ignite the movement we need right now. Throughout the day, we will unpack what fascism is in the US and globally and what we can do to combat it. We will explore the impact on all of us from women’s bodies to anti-Blackness and the suppression of LGBTQ+ and the disabled, to the banning of books, erasing history and immigration bans, union busting, increasing violence and expansion of the police state, and the...