For more information on the One Billion Rising Hawaii visit their Facebook page HERE The Governor of the State of Hawaii who presented me with a proclamation declaring 2/14/14 One Billion Rising Honolulu Day. Part of the group rising at the beginning of the event

We love seeing local coverage of global events. Both articles are also available to read online. The first article can be found at HTS St. Lucia HERE http://youtu.be/430_D7YE01o One billion rising Story by Alison Kentish htsslucia.org “One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her…

Included are snapshots of the powerful Rising in St. Lucia.There was a lot of creativity in some of the art on display. Thanks to all our Risers in St. Lucia. You can also read news reports of these risings HERE!

V-Activists have sent in some incredible photos from their events in Guyana as well as two articles that covered the risings!     Read the original an StabroekNews article HERE     Call made for improved education for girls – at One Billion Rising event February 15, 2014 · By Staff…

Attached are pictures from the February 15 V-girls’ One Billion Rising for Justice Concert.

Friday the 14th of February was a gloomy day with some scattered rain showers in Blantyre where we held our first One Billion Rising event in Malawi. To make matters worse, the event happened to coincide with the presenting of the incumbent president Dr. Joyce Banda’s handing over her nomination papers…

The RISE in Namibia was a success, as we had the vagina monologues. The women in Namibia are ready to speak against impunity in the justice system… We met women between the ages of 18 and 35 and they are willing to take part in the continuous programs to uplift…

We had a gathering of about 30 young women and we shared our personal stories of the violence and abuse we have experienced. Many shared openly but most were happy to speak with a counsellor we had on site for the event. All the young women expressed joy at having…

Here is video from small town on peninsula Istria in Croatia: BUZET. “The whole town has risen against violence against women and girls, 70 dancers occupied main city roundabout and stopped the traffic for 15 minutes, so one could say that Buzet stopped and rose”, wrote One Billion Rising activist in Buzet Snezana Majcen.