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Rising Actions & Events Happening Around the World Throughout the Inauguration Weekend


1/17/2017

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One Billion Rising & V-Day activists are mobilizing, protesting, marching and RISING in Solidarity in cities across the US and around the world on starting on Friday 20 January, US Inauguration Day and on Saturday, 21 January.

OBR U.K. is mobilizing at the Women's March London, across India OBR is joining the national #IWillGoOut campaign, in Copenhagen longtime One Billion Rising organizers are speaking and reading poetry at the third largest event outside of the US, in Manila activists are protesting outside the U.S. embassy, men in Mexico city have organized a solidarity march on Saturday in solidarity with the Women's Marches worldwide, and Gabriela chapters in DC, New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle, and LA will be dancing the Philippine OBR dance "Bangon na Sa Rebolusyon" (Rise for Revolution) at all of their protests and marches as they will call to RISE, RESIST and UNITE.

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Just Announced: The Poetry of Rising & Resistance Featuring Eve Ensler, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Hollis & more!

Busboys and Poets, the African American Policy Forum & V-Day/One Billion Rising present The Poetry of Rising & Resistance, a "Prep Rally" for the Women's March on Washington. Please join us at the 5th and K location and get ready to march! This event is FREE and open to the public.

When: Friday, 20 January 2017, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Where: Busboys at 5th & K

Arrive early as we are expecting a full house.



Rise, Love, Resist and Dance Against Trump with CODEPINK

inauguration23.jpgActivists with CODEPINK: Women For Peace are organizing three days of Presidential Counter Inauguration activities in Washington, D.C., 19-21 January, including "Break the Chain" flashmobs at Union Station and outside Trump's Inaugural Balls on Inauguration day.

LEARN more and JOIN the RISE^LOVE^RESIST actions >



Meeting Spot Announced: March with V-Day & One Billion Rising at the Women's March in D.C.

Screen Shot 2017-01-12 at 10.43.33 PM.pngWe are excited to March and RISE together along with Eve Ensler, V-Day Board Member/Co-Founder of the African American Policy Forum Kimberlé Crenshaw and hundreds of V-Day, One Billion Rising, & African American Policy Forum activists at the March!

We will be gathering at Garfield Park, at the intersection of 3rd and G Street SE before the march, so that we can proceed as group.

Please plan to assemble at Garfield Park between 8:30 and 9:30 AM on 21 January. Please note, we are not the only groups meeting at this designated spot, so be sure to look for our signs and banners.

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