THE RISING HAS BEGUN! Today, One Billion Rising Eswatini, together with partners, officially launched One Billion Rising 2026 and kicked off the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with a bold Street & Factory Campaign at Union Market, Matsapha — taking the message of justice, safety, and dignity directly…

Source: FB (Altermidya) Indigenous people from the Cordillera protest at the House of Representatives against corruption and development aggression on their ancestral lands Indigenous people from various provinces of the Cordillera staged a protest on the morning of November 25, to condemn widespread government corruption and destructive dam, mining, and…

Source: FB (One Billion Rising Munchen e.V.) ONE BILLION RISING 2026: VIOLENCE DOES NOT COME IN THE BAG – MUNICH 2025/2026 This year, together with charity organizations, which are engaged in helping people affected by violence in the social environment, and with around 200 bakery branches in and around Munich,…

Source: FB (One Billion Rising Cameroon) Video message from One Billion Rising Cameroon coordinator Aminatou Saher: Join the One Billion Rising Movement for Cameroon throughout the 16 Days of Activism 2025. In our communities, sometimes just being a girl is enough to be denied the right to education. Being a…

Source: FB (Gabriela A National Alliance of Women) Filipino women rise against systemic corruption and state fascism on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women* MANILA, Philippines – National women’s alliance GABRIELA marked this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) and kicked off…

One Billion Rising Theme for 2026 is Announced Today (25 Nov) on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the first day of 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM, we announce the 2026 theme as an invitation to survivors, artists and activists everywhere to RISE in 2026. The…

November 24th, clear skies. OBR Japan at the 17th Murasaki Road Parade, RISE commencement for 2026. Break the Chain dance followed by speeches from MPs, Ward Councillors, Activity Groups, Support Groups and Survivors during the morning assembly. Explaining the purpose and purpose of the OBR, we paraded in Omotesando, Shibuya…

Source: FB (One Billion Rising Gabon) As coordinator of One Billion Rising Gabon we raised awareness with thirty children present at a basketball camp in Makokou on November 20, about the rights of the child and what these rights mean in their daily lives. Because protecting their bodies is protecting…

Next stop, BAM in NYC Photos: Donna Permell (Atlanta), Alexander Tamargo/Getty (Miami), Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty (Los Angeles), Brandon Cruz (Salt Lake City) Endless gratitude to our cast, creatives, crew, youth council, activists, choirs, funders, host committees, everyone at V-Day and ART, and the audiences who made it all possible! Dear…

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ashé Cultural Arts Center will produce Swimming Upstream: The Katrina Monologues at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. This powerful stage production shares the true stories of women navigating the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita—stories of survival, displacement, return, and transformation—through spoken…