This blog was originally published online on the Garden of Hope’s website, and is available to read HERE. The Garden of Hope Foundation held the 4th V-men Charity Run at Bi-Tan River Bank Park on sunshine Saturday November 18. The activity also brought the Biggest OBR event among Northeastern Asia…

(Photo by Adam Alexander Johansson) The Water Protectors at Standing Rock are facing excessive violence and harassment by the police and state sanctioned forces in North Dakota. “For weeks, the main highway to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation has been cut off, with no movement by the state to address…

Poland One Billion Rising has just announced that over 42 cities and towns have signed up to hold One Billion Rising events all across Poland! POLAND RISING!

As I think about solidarity, women’s solidarity, my solidarity, after 27 years of being identified as inmate 86G0206, I am immediately transported back into my 8′ by 10′ foot cinderblock cell. It was in that cell that I first found solidarity with self. It was where I began to understand…

MenEngage Delhi and One Billion Rising have joined hands to organise talks and discussions in Delhi colleges.  One Billion Rising Delhi, along with its amazing partner MenEngage Delhi conducted an engagement with Shivaji College, University Of Delhi with more than 300 people in attendance. The engagement included a movie screening and an interaction with the students…

Kolkata Rista, a transgender community based organization, held a One Billion Rising event in preparation for OBR 2017, on November 6th at Orient Fan Gali More, Kadapara, Kolkata India. Joining Kolkata Rista were worldwide participants from various feminist organizations, community based organizations, LGBTQHIAP organizations, youth organizations, child rights organizations, mahila mandals, trade unions, and more to…

  OBR Hong Kong – made up of international migrant and domestic worker groups – launched as part of Gabriela HK’s 8th anniversary. Migrant and domestic workers in HK have been rising every year since 2013. The launch included a dance competition participated in by various migrant and domestic worker…

Join us! Dancing on Hurt Feet on Tuesday, Dec 13 in NYC Presented by Eve Ensler and One Billion Rising Dancing on Hurt Feet presents a message that is both timely and necessary. Through thought provoking, introspective, and vulnerably honest poetry, this show creates an opportunity to redirect the conversation…

We are seeing the world occupied by racist, misogynistic, xenophobic leaders – fueled by the forces of neoliberal capitalism – and we must RISE against it. We are fighting on every front. Escalations of Risings are taking place in direct response across the world from India to Poland to Texas,…

Women’s Network Croatia (WNC), feminist political network of over 30 groups is the strongest voice in Croatia in promoting and defending women’s rights –  held its annual assembly from 28-30 October (with a special event on 29th) on strategies on how to resist the neo-conservative attacks on women’s rights.  The assembly included…