February 6, 2014- GABRIELA, together with Migrante International, trooped to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to conduct a dance-protest in solidarity with the call for Justice for Erwiana.  Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, a 23-year-old Indonesian domestic helper, was beaten, burned and tortured by her employer in Hongkong. Next to Filipinos, Indonesians comprise the…

Lokua Kanza, artiste musicien congolais                   Radio Okapi, a regional radio station in the DRC interviews congolese musician Pascal Lokua Kanza about his return to his hometown of Bukavu after a five year leave for his participation in this years One Billion Rising…

Press Release / Invitation Lantern Festival is starting early in Taiwan, and this year has a new focus! The Garden of Hope Foundation is organizing a One Billion Rising (OBR) event on the evening of February 12 to call for justice for women who are victims of violence. We aim…

ONE BILLION RISING. According to Monique Wilson, injustice and the culture of impunity are at the core of the prevalent violence committed against women and children. Photo by Raisa Serafica/Rappler Read the original post on Rappler.com HERE MANILA, Philippines – What would one billion individuals who are rising for justice…

Activist Kamla Bhasin at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday.- Photo: Monica Tiwari Read the original article published in The Hindu HERE 7 Feb 14- One Billion Rising for justice for women kicks off in the Capital next week This year, Valentine’s Day that falls on February 14, will be…

Justice goes far beyond institutions.  A just society, to me, is a society free from hierarchies; where human beings who are born female are not doomed to become mere possessions – both literally and symbolically – of those who are born male.  A society where women are neither hated nor…

Peruvian Actor, One Billion Rising Global Coordinator and V-Man extordinaire Jason Day wrote a moving letter to Eve Ensler, creator of One Billion Rising and published it with Diario La República in spanish. Below is a translation of the letter. Read the original article can be read HERE!  Dear Eve, I have seen your…

              From left to right Danna Paola who plays Elphaba in “Wicked” México City and is also an extremely famous singer, Yahir a huge pop star/singer, and Cecilia De La Cueva who plays Glinda in “Wicked” México City show their support publicly for 1 Billon De Pie…

This is what happened last year for One Billion Rising Manila, Philippines 2013! Come and join us for ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE MANILA 2014 on February 14, 2014 – at UP (University of the Philippines) Diliman. Parade and march begins at 4pm – assembly point is outside the Department…

These videos just came in around Iran! They exemplify the limitless ways in which communities can join the rising. We applaud their commitment, bravery, artistry and originality into making this mass movement for JUSTICE their own. Watch & RISE! Post by One Billion Rising – Iran. Post by One Billion Rising – Iran….