From One Billion Rising Eswatini: Our first stop on the Youth Rising Activation for the Youth Festival on Ending Violence was Salesian High School, a boys only school. Thamsanqa Sibandze gave a powerful motivational speech to the students. #TurningPainToPower #RiseForFreedom #RiseInSolidarity #1BillionRising #UntilTheViolenceStops #Eswatini #obr2025 #vday
Read MoreSource: Supreme Court PH (FB) The Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to gender justice and its longstanding support for the One Billion Rising movement with a kick-off ceremony for its 2025 campaign at the SC courtyard on February 10, 2025. One Billion Rising is a worldwide…
Read MoreActivists in 100+ countries are staging over 1500 creative resistance events as part of ONE BILLION RISING 2025 demanding an end to violence against women and girls, gender expansive people and the Earth. Over 100+ events will take place this week alone. These events take various forms including artistic rising…
Read MoreAhead of 170 risings taking place in the Philippines, this is the first in a series of “What is Fascism” and “How do we Rise Against Fascism” videos from One Billion Rising Philippines. 1. CLARICE PALCE (GABRIELA) “Fascism is state violence, oppression and the violent destruction of the rights and…
Read MoreSource: Queenie Belmonte (FB) Organized by the Local Government Unit of Iligan City: ONE BILLION RISING 2025 CAMPAIGN: We will not be silenced. We rise for freedom to live without fear, freedom to speak our truth and freedom to shape our future. Iligan Rising today: LGU-Iligan – headed by Mayor…
Read MoreSource: One Billion Rising Eswatini Ka-Zakhali Private School stands as a trailblazer in Eswatini, being one of the first private schools to join One Billion Rising in the fight against gender-based violence. It’s time for more schools to unite, empowering the youth to lead the change we desperately need in…
Read MoreActivists around the world are rising! One Billion Rising is the largest global campaign to stop violence against women and girls (cisgender and transgender), gender expansive people, and the Earth. One Billion Rising has become a movement of yearly radical artistic risings around the world to confront all oppressive systems…
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2025 Source: Udammi India Foundation (FB) Rise for Freedom! The message of One Billion Rising went out loud and clear today through rally, performances, street theatres, songs. Uddami India Foundation along with other feminist organisations gathered together in the rally to send the message that when we rise…
Read MoreCity of Joy Please heavily document your event. We’re especially interested in Photos, Videos & Online/Zoom recordings. Over the past years, on or around 14 February, thousands of Risings took place around the world, in hundreds of cities, in virtually every country on earth. We have made history. We RISE…
Read MoreJoin us on Saturday, 8 February for an online/Zoom rising event. Registration is now open, visit onebillionrising.org/riseforsudan to sign up today. THE FORGOTTEN WAR OF SUDAN: Remember Us: Sudanese Women Rising for Peace, Freedom, Anti-Fascism and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in Conflict is presented by V-Day/One Billion Rising…
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