Photos: Paula Allen for V-Day This week is the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As the anniversary approaches – and a new storm is approaching the coast of Louisiana and Texas – we remember those we lost and those whose lives were changed fifteen years ago and we celebrate the…

JASS – a nonprofit committed to “strengthening women’s voice, visibility, and collective organizing power” – is joining forces with US based Funk Rock and Multi-media artist Nona Hendryx for a Musical Celebration! JOIN JASS, Nubian QUEENX and Monique Wilson, One Billion Rising Global Director, and artists from Mexico, Guatemala, Zimbabwe,…

Hundreds of women ravaged by killings, rape, and displacement in Southern Kaduna communities in Nigeria. On Wednesday, 22 July 2020, a protest was held to demand justice from the government of Nigeria for genocide and atrocities committed in their communities, including the wiping out of human lives in certain villages…

Welcome to City of Joy! The new class of young women is now arriving in Bukavu at the City of Joy. The City of Joy is a revolutionary leadership center for women survivors of gender violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a place where women turn their…

View and share on Facebook Josina Z. Machel was brutally assaulted by her then partner, Rofino Licuco. Licuco was found guilty of the crime of serious physical violence in February 2017. On 20 June 2020, the Appeals Court overturned the decision citing that there were no eyewitnesses to the crime….

CONGRATULATIONS RADA! RADA BORIC, ONE BILLION RISING COORDINATOR, ELECTED MEMBER OF CROATIAN PARLIAMENT Image courtesy: Dragan Matic / Hanza Media We are thrilled to share the news that One Billion Rising Coordinator Rada Boric has been elected to the Croatian parliament! Rada is a member of the New Left party…

Image Courtesy: The Calvert Journal In Russia, portraying women’s bodies can get you arrested. Yulia Tsvetkova, a Russian artist, has been criminally charged with “production and dissemination of pornographic materials” after she shared stylized depictions of vaginas on social media. Trouble with authorities started after Yulia planned to stage a…

We are thrilled to share this new poem written by Kevin Powell. Kevin is a poet, journalist, civil and human rights activist, public speaker, and author of 14 books, including his new one, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD, about the present and future of America (exclusively an ebook on Apple…

JOY! City of Joy Celebrates 17th Graduating Class, Graduating 1472 Women To Date With gratitude to Christine Schuler Deschryver and the entire team in Bukavu, DRC! The 17th Women’s Leadership Training Session at the City of Joy is a very special session. It is a session in which residents have…

This Friday, 19 June is Juneteenth – the 135th anniversary of the day the news of emancipation reached the last group of slaves in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1 January 1863. (Juneteenth is also know as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day). Join V-Day, One Billion Rising…