by Andres Naimes (OBR Mexico coordinator) This week will start the #16 daysofactivism (international campaign against violence towards women). Today in #LosMonólologosDeLaVagina we start activities in #Mexico by Un Billón de Pie México/One Billion Rising V-DAY V-Day With the fantastic Raquel Garza Irasema Terrazas R and Pamela Cerdeira. Join us…

(shared by Aminatou Saher – OBR Cameroon coordinator) “Our survival depends on this handful of dirt. Nurture it and she will grow us food, fuel and shelter, and surround us with beauty. Abuse it and the ground will die, taking humanity with it” – OBR Cameroon

(shared by Alice Kachere – OBR Malawi coordinator) OBR Malawi held a training session to increase the capacity of women groups for response to GBV, and to strengthen local protection networks and use of referral pathways including training on basic MHPS through survivor centered approach. After training they plan to…

By Chikako Hama – OBR Japan coordinator Last Sunday, November 15, 2020 – OBR Japan 2021 was launched with a One Billion Rising dance video. The damage caused by domestic violence, abuse, and sexual violence is increasing due to the corona virus. In a society where discrimination against women remains,…

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On 7th November 2020, The India Chapter of One Billion Rising was launched virtually. Over 60 participants and organisation representatives joined from across the nation and neighbouring countries. V (formerly Eve Ensler) Founder of One Billion Rising Campaign and V Day, award winning playwright and author explained the origin of…

Theme: RISING GARDENS! Topics:  Exploitation of Women’s Bodies in Connection to Land and Resources Inside Africa Feminism in Nigerian Context Nigerian Women’s Influence in the #EndSars Movement Women and Leadership in the 20th Century Southern Kaduna Genocide, and Southern Kaduna Women’s Protest Date: Sunday 8 November, 2020 Time: 2 –…

We are honoured to have V (formerly Eve Ensler) , Founder, One Billion Rising, award winning playwright and performer, and creator of V Day, launch the India Chapter of OBR this month with us. Her fascinating and critically acclaimed work has inspired us for years and is highly relevant in…

October 28th in the Philippine is National Women’s Day of Protest, a historic event in 1983 that saw 10,000 women marching on the streets to demand democracy and rights amid the devastation brought of the Marcos dictatorship. Inspired by women’s show of unity and strength in the face of repression,…

When I was told that the theme for One Billion Rising 2021 was Rising Gardens, it just clicked. I’d been aching to connect with nature♡ This morning, OBR Singapore inaugurated the theme with a visit to the Green Up Singapore farm. I even got to plant a Moringa stem in…