Philippines. Photo: Yancy Lim We are a global activist movement to end violence against women, gender expansive people & the Earth. We have people power, our voice, our connections. What we must build now more than ever is solidarity. Eswatini. Photo: One Billion Rising Eswatini Here’s what we know. How…
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Our creative resistance is ARTISTIC, OUTRAGEOUS, BOLD, UNITED, FIERCE, RADICAL. We could not be more proud of this movement and of the tireless work of activists, survivors, artists worldwide, our OBR coordinators and their teams. When One Billion Rising launched, we envisioned it as a one-year campaign and yet, here…
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One Billion Rising is the largest global campaign to stop violence against women, girls, 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 that intersect with gender-based violence, including patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism, colonialism,…
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As we rise together for freedom in 2025, the challenges we face in the U.S. are immense. We are witnessing a rise in fascism and attacks on our rights and safety, with a new influx of known perpetrators of sexual harassment and violence at the helm. From attacks on trans…
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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
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Source: 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…
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Activists 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…
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Ahead 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…
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Source: 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…
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Source: 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…
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