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03 Feb

Posted at 16:21h in One Billion Rising

by Chikako Hama (OBR Japan coordinator) One Billion Rising Japan kicks off with the following dance actions: ① February 6th (Sat) 15: 45-16: 45 : Break the Chain Dance Lesson . It will be live-streamed online. ② February 14th (Sun) 15: 00-15: 30 : Dance Break the Chain at Naka-Ikebukuro Park in Toshima Ward. We will also have a rally calling for an action to end violence against women. ③ February 14th (Sun) 18: 00-19: 30 Let's dance Break the Chain together on St. Valentine’s day. We will also hold a dance lesson and a keynote speech by famous activist Yumi Ishikawa. Yumi Ishikawa is...

02 Feb

Posted at 16:09h in Press Releases, Voices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 02, 2021 CONTACT: Anna Zuccaro | anna(at)unbendablemedia.com New Ad Campaign Voiced by Poet Organizer Aja Monet Asks “Black Women, Do You Have a Story to Tell?”: Campaign Invites Submissions From Black Women Artists & Writers to VOICES, V-Day’s New Artistic Performance Piece, Led by Monet, to Replace The Vagina Monologues VOICES, A New Flagship Interdisciplinary Art Campaign For Black Women Directed By Aja Monet, Will Replace The Vagina Monologues in Global V-Day Movement Today, V-Day, the international nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating violence against women, girls and the planet - founded by The Vagina Monologues playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) -  launched...

27 Jan

Posted at 16:04h in One Billion Rising

Shared by: Kamla Bhasin (OBR South Asia Regional Coordinator) #RisingGardens #OneBillionRising Nature's Bounty!!..🍃🍂🌲 GARDENS ARE RISING 🍃🌷🌲 We started this Roof top vegetable garden in our flat in Delhi 35 days ago. This is already the third harvest of the finest , healthy salads and one vegetable. We are sharing the bounty with neighbours and deepening our community life. We are grateful to Edible Routes for setting this up for us Urbanites who have been cut off from Mother Nature. #1BillionRising #RisingGardens ...

27 Jan

Posted at 16:02h in One Billion Rising

(Shared by Marsha Lopez Calderon - OBR Guatemala coordinator) Learning more about urban gardens for our Un Billón de Pie #2021 activities. Thanks to Fundación Calmecac, with whom we work for Women to have a Breath through our Mother Earth, who gives us Food: gives us Life. #GivingLifeTraveTheWhere. Thank you to, my dear, Adela de Torrebiarte (Sacred be your Memory), long time OBR Guatemala activist, for leaving us this legacy. ...

27 Jan

Posted at 15:59h in One Billion Rising

One Billion Rising is a global campaign against violence of women and girls. Rise to defeat the pandemic, protect Humanity and Mother Earth. The Voice of Domestic Workers (VODW), UK invite you to One Billion Rising: Rising Gardens - an online event on 14th February (Sunday) from 2.30 - 4.00 PM (UK Time). Join V (formerly known as Eve Ensler) Founder of One Billion Rising (OBR),OBR Global Director Monique Wilson and OBR organisers and advocates across the UK for an afternoon of sharing, presentation, artistry and celebration . This event is hosted by Marissa Begonia, Director and Founding member of The Voice of...

27 Jan

Posted at 15:52h in One Billion Rising

By: Aminatou Saher (OBR Cameroon Coordinator) Last January 23rd OBR Cameroon organised an event on *Self care &Rising gardens* in Douala with around 50 participants ( in cameroon we do not have the right to gather more than 50 people due to covid 19). The experts spoke about external violence (abuse, violence caused by a third party) and internal (stress, cancer). in partnership with the Humanity at heart international, the participants learned women's cancers, stress and its harmful effects on our health, the exploitation of women related to the land ...