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ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE HAS BEGUN, FOLLOW 48 HOURS OF GLOBAL ACTIVISM, LIVE AS IT HAPPENS
WATCH 25+ LIVE STREAMING EVENTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE FOLLOW #RISE4JUSTICE & #1BILLIONRISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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FEBRUARY 13, 2014 – As February 14th dawns across the world, ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE begins 48 hours of global activism designed to focus the world’s attention on the issue of justice for all survivors of gender violence, and ending the rampant impunity that prevails globally. This day of action is part of a two year long activist led campaign highlighting the work of thousands of groups on the ground, deepening the connection of injustices, escalating pressure on government and media through constant activity and invigorating local and national movements through global solidarity and dancing.
For 48 hours as 14 February rolls across the globe, one billion women, men, and youth from 200 countries will peacefully gather outside places where they are entitled to justice – court houses, police stations, government offices, school administration buildings, work places, sites of environmental injustice, military courts, embassies, places of worship, homes, or simply public gathering places where women deserve to feel safe but too often do not – to shine a spotlight on injustice and to demand an end to violence against women and girls.
FOLLOW THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN
For months, activists planning One Billion Rising for Justice events have used media, social platforms and the Internet to connect to one another and on Friday, they will continue to do so on a global scale like never ensuring their personal visions of justice heard.
Details on following One Billion Rising online and the campaign’s Live Streams:
One Billion Rising Homepage (www.onebillionrising.org) The homepage of OneBillionRising.org has been transformed into a social media and digital activism platform, a one-stop location to follow the global campaign in real-time with updates from grassroots organizers, access to live stream events, links to coverage of the campaign, and statements of support, and of defiance, from across social media.
#rise4justice and #1billionrising Online activists are rising together on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, and Soundcloud, among others. This year, the campaign is using the hashtags #rise4justice and #1billionrising to connect a creative community of supporters and to highlight the thousands of photos, videos, and art, including original songs, videos, poems, and dance, that are being shared at rapid speed.
Around the Clock, from Around the World – Live Stream Schedule
Kicking off with a flash mob outside of the Presidential Place in the Philippines, One Billion Rising will live stream more than two-dozen events from around the world from Lima, Peru to Trafalgar Square in the heart of London.
One Billion Rising for Justice Live Stream Schedule (subject to change)
Philippines
10:30am-12pm PHT / 9:30-11pm EST (2/13) / 2:30-4am GMT (2/14)
India (Ahmadabad, Gujarat)
11:30am – 12:30pm IST / 1-2am EST / 6-7am GMT
Bangladesh Time
TBD
Philippines
3-8pm PHT / 2-7am EST / 7am – 12pm GMT
Congo
12pm CAT / 5am EST / 10am GMT
London
12pm – 1pm GMT / 7am – 8am EST
Cape Town
2:30pm SAST / 7:30am EST / 12:30pm GMT
Hungary
2pm – 3pm CET / 8am – 9am EST / 1-2pm GMT
Italy
2:15pm CET / 8:15am EST / 1:15 GMT
Pakistan
6:30pm PKT / 8:30am EST / 1:30pm GMT
Italy
4pm CET / 10am EST / 3pm GMT
NYC: JustLove
10am – 6pm EST (break 2-3) / 3pm – 11pm GMT (break 7-8)
Atlanta
10am-2pm (break 11:30-12:30) CT / 11am – 3pm (break 12:30-1:30) EST / 4-8pm (break 5:30 – 6:30) GMT
Guatemala
11am – 12pm CST / 12-1pm EST / 5-6pm GMT
Los Angeles (West Hollywood)
10-11am PST / 1-2pm EST / 6-7pm GMT
Santa Fe
12PM MT / 2pm EST / 7pm GMT
Guyana
4pm – 5:30pm GYT / 3-4:30pm EST / 8-9:30 GMT
Los Angeles (Downtown LA)
4-5pm EST / 9-10pm GMT
Miami
5-7pm EST / 10pm – 12am GMT
Peru
6pm PET / 6pm EST / 11pm GMT
San Francisco
4-6pm PT / 7-9pm EST / 12-2am GMT
NYC: RISE NYC
8pm – 11:30pm EST / 1am – 4:30am GMT
Mexico City (2/15/14)
11am CST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT
Disclaimer: As with any live-streaming event, there are technical considerations that may be beyond our control. V-Day will do its best to make sure that the events listed are streamed in their entirety; however, we cannot make any guarantee of 100 percent uptime.
On this day, 14 February, 2014, V-activists will shine a spotlight on the darkness of injustice and make the connections between their visions of justice and the ultimate goal of eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls by RISING, RELEASING and DANCING in the light.
To get involved with V-Day and ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE:
·SIGN UP at www.onebillionrising.org
·LIKE US on Facebook at Facebook.com/vday
·FOLLOW on Twitter @VDay and #rise4justice
·RECEIVE text message updates, text BILLION to 50555 (US only)
·REGISTER your event on the One Billion Rising For Justice map
·SHARE “What Justice Looks Like” to you, via video, words, song, art, poetry…
·READ blog content from Global Coordinators and activists
·WATCH the new One Billion Rising For Justice short film
·MEET Global Coordinators
For more information, visit https://www.onebillionrising.org.
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About V-Day
V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play “The Vagina Monologues” and other artistic works. The V-Day movement has raised over $100 million; educated millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it; crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns; reopened shelters; and funded over 13,000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, and Iraq. V-Day has received numerous acknowledgements and awards and is, one of the Top-Rated organizations on both Charity Navigator and Guidestar. V-Day’s most recent global campaign, ONE BILLION RISING, galvanized over one billion women and men on a global day of action towards ending violence against women and girls. www.vday.org
