Just in from Abha Bhaiya, OBR India Coordinator: “Enclosed please find the first OBR Newsletter with short recall of the last 7 year; the OBR India and the OBR Delhi launches led by Kamla Bhasin and the Sangat South Asia team. The OBR 2020 was also launched in Mumbai JOINTLY…

(Shared by Abha Bhaiya – One Billion Rising India coordinator): “No Encounters in our Name”- Protest on 9th December in Bangalore against increasing cases of sexual assault. The women organisations have given a call to change the society entrenched in rape culture and have condemned the calls for death penalty….

From Azad Foundation – long time OBR India organizers on their OBR event in Madanpur Khadar, New Delhi. “It was amazing to see you all those who turned out at Madanpur Khadar to celebrate our last OBR event of the season. We are ever grateful for your continuous support to…

By Jhinuk Mazumdar in Calcutta (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/dublin-to-calcutta-stories-of-a-rising/cid/1684229 Girls perform at the Calcutta leg of OBR India 2019 Rises in front of the Simpark Mall adjacent to New Market on Saturday. Picture by Bishwarup Dutta / The Telegraph The One Billion Rising movement was started by Eve Ensler to take…

Presented by One Billion Rising India and partner groups: Hum hi Se Samvidhaan National Women’s Convention Feb 12, 2019 – 9 am to 6 pm Constitution Club of India, New Delhi Organized by OBR India in collaboration with ANHAD, MKSS, PUCL and SNS OBR India, ANHAD, MKSS, PUCL, and SNS…

From Kamla Bhasin – OBR South Asia Regional Coordinator: DELHI RISING: Joint Women’s Program, Delhi RISING against vaw and children. Miranda College students joined them and performed a street theater. Most inspiring. Many programs taking place in different areas. The Big event of OBR Delhi will take place on 10…

Last week, Azad Foundation organised OBR events in Jahangirpuri, Delhi and in Tangra, Kolkata. In Delhi, the event commenced with a rally in which Azad trainees, women leaders and young men raised slogans to promote women joining non-traditional livelihoods, and end violence against women. Asmita Theatre Group performed a street…

Last January 19th, as part of the OBR campaign, Jagori Grameen organised the event titled Jashn-e-Samvidhan Jashn-e-Kisan (celebrate constitution- celebrate the farmers) 650 women and men farmers gathered in Shahpur to celebrate farmers and their rights enshrined in the Constitution. The farmers and speakers in unison spoke about the disastrous…

By Kamla Bhasin (South Asia OBR regional coordinator) I am delighted to share photos and some information about a brilliant, energetic One Billion Rising event in the City Hall of Lohardaga town, 80 kms from Ranchi, India. About 2800 women, men, girls and boys participated. Many local NGOs, schools, colleges,…