(sharing from Marsha Lopez Calderon – OBR Guatemala coordinator) OBR Guatemala commemorates November 25 – International Day To Eliminate Violence Against Women – by partnering with the Latin American Afro Women Network (RMAAD – La Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribenas y de la diaspora) – to announce the V Is…

The Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao in collaboration with Lunâ Legal Resource Center for Women and Children will be holding an online forum on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic to Violence Against Women. As the world faces the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic, it has not only…

“25th November was United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – known also as #WhiteRibbonDay. We celebrated by launching the new Norwich Rising Facebook page and inviting people to create a simple piece of art with us. Filmmaker Shelly Telly created this mini masterpiece of all the…

DECEMBER 4 OBR AFRICA SERIES #2 Another series with #1BillionRising Africa Coordinators from Zambia, Uganda and Namibia on how culture is used to justify gender violence and inequality in the Africa context. Hosted by Colani Hlatjwako (OBR Eswatini coordinator and OBR Africa regional coordinator) Join through this link: http://facebook.com/ESWATINIRISING #16DaysOfActivism…

(shared by Cecilia Brenda – OBR Kenya coordinator)

City of Knowledge (CKO), – formerly Promoting Women’s Capability by Education Center – is an education center for girls and women in Kabul, Afghanistan where women turn their pain to power. Rising in the face of four decades of war that has left a huge population of Afghan women illiterate…

(Shared by Aminatou Saher – OBR Cameroon Coordinator) On November 29th, OBR Cameroon launched their Rising Gardens campaign: View this post on Instagram A post shared by One Billion Rising (@one_billion_rising)

(Shared by Sangeeta Nambiar – OBR Singapore Coordinator) November 22, 2020: “We had a second visit to Green Up Singapore, as part of the Rising Gardens initiative by OBR Singapore.  More gardens, more home grown vegetables, more sustainability. Our next OBR visit will be on December 20th!” #greenupsg #obrsingapore

A glimpse of a few International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and OBR actions today, November 25 – commemorating the start of 16 days of activism: INDIA: Today is the Day for Elimination of Violence against women And hence starts our 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence “Listen…

(Sharing from Bai Indigenous Women’s Network – long time OBR coordinators and organisers of Indigenous Risings since 2013 in the Philippines) OBR Indigenous Women Rising – Rising for Mother Earth November 18, 2020 A Rising online event with speakers, including Indigenous women leaders/ human rights defenders and OBR Global Director…