U.S. Activists: RISE Against Ice at NO KINGS this Saturday, March 28 This Saturday, millions of Americans will gather to reject the regime’s brutality at home and abroad at over 3000 No Kings rallies across the country. State Violence Is Gender-Based Violence. As One Billion Rising in the United States,…

Around the World, We RISE International Women’s Day 2026 The World Is Rising for Our Bodies, Our Earth, Our Future. As we move into 8 March – International Women’s Day, communities across the globe are continuing to rise. Throughout February, powerful One Billion Rising gatherings took place from the Philippines,…

We are devastated by the killing of our beloved friend, Iraqi feminist leader Yanar Mohammed, co-founder of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), who was shot outside her home in Baghdad on Monday. In 2003, she founded the first women’s shelter in Iraq to protect women from trafficking,…

TOGETHER, WE RISE 2026 RISINGS ARE HAPPENING NOW THROUGH EARTH DAY/22 APRIL As we write, activists in over 70 countries are rising, with 1000+ events already happening or scheduled. Risings will continue unfolding across the globe from now through International Women’s Month/Day (March/8 March) and Earth Month/Day (April/22 April). Using…

Across the globe, OBR activists are Rising, with One Billion Rising events now unfolding across the world on V-Day (Feb.14), International Women’s Month/Day (March/March 8) and Earth Month/Day (April/April 22). Here in the United States, we are called to confront the specific systems that enact gender-based violence, from the terror…

Philippines. Credit: Gabriela Youth Please heavily document your event. We’re especially interested in Photos, Videos & Online/Zoom recordings. Over the past years, thousands of Risings took place around the world, in hundreds of cities, in virtually every country on earth – from V-Day (14 February) to International Women’s Day (8…

A MESSAGE FROM V: RELEASE ALL THE FILES, PROTECT SURVIVORS, DEMAND JUSTICE & ACCOUNTABILITY Just out – V’s latest video on the Epstein survivors, and the call for accountability and justice: “…The rape of a child is the rape of their soul. It is the rape of their consciousness. It…

One Billion Rising 2026 launched globally in late November, coinciding with the 16 Days of Activism and continuing through December with the theme: RISE FOR OUR BODIES, OUR EARTH, OUR FUTURE. Announced on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the 2026 theme is an…

A Blessing, a Center of Rebirth and Love: City of Joy Celebrates 28th Graduation Ceremony Photo: Carlos Schuler On 19 December 2025, the City of Joy celebrated the graduation of its 28th class, bringing the total number of women whose pain has been transformed into power to 2,407. On this…

Your support over the years has meant the world to us. As 2025 draws to a close, we are filled with gratitude for the survivors, artists, and activists who have made V-Day into a singular, ever-evolving global activist movement to end violence against women, gender-expansive people, and the Earth. In…