THE RISING HAS BEGUN! Today, One Billion Rising Eswatini, together with partners, officially launched One Billion Rising 2026 and kicked off the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with a bold Street & Factory Campaign at Union Market, Matsapha — taking the message of justice, safety, and dignity directly…

Source: FB (One Billion Rising Munchen e.V.) ONE BILLION RISING 2026: VIOLENCE DOES NOT COME IN THE BAG – MUNICH 2025/2026 This year, together with charity organizations, which are engaged in helping people affected by violence in the social environment, and with around 200 bakery branches in and around Munich,…

Source: FB (One Billion Rising Cameroon) Video message from One Billion Rising Cameroon coordinator Aminatou Saher: Join the One Billion Rising Movement for Cameroon throughout the 16 Days of Activism 2025. In our communities, sometimes just being a girl is enough to be denied the right to education. Being a…

Source: FB (Gabriela A National Alliance of Women) Filipino women rise against systemic corruption and state fascism on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women* MANILA, Philippines – National women’s alliance GABRIELA marked this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) and kicked off…

November 24th, clear skies. OBR Japan at the 17th Murasaki Road Parade, RISE commencement for 2026. Break the Chain dance followed by speeches from MPs, Ward Councillors, Activity Groups, Support Groups and Survivors during the morning assembly. Explaining the purpose and purpose of the OBR, we paraded in Omotesando, Shibuya…

Next stop, BAM in NYC Photos: Donna Permell (Atlanta), Alexander Tamargo/Getty (Miami), Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty (Los Angeles), Brandon Cruz (Salt Lake City) Endless gratitude to our cast, creatives, crew, youth council, activists, choirs, funders, host committees, everyone at V-Day and ART, and the audiences who made it all possible! Dear…

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ashé Cultural Arts Center will produce Swimming Upstream: The Katrina Monologues at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. This powerful stage production shares the true stories of women navigating the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita—stories of survival, displacement, return, and transformation—through spoken…

On the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, we stand with the women – and all vulnerable groups – of Afghanistan against imperialism, militarism, fundamentalism, and fascism. Since 2021, the Taliban has targeted women, destroying their right to education, autonomy, and the most fundamental human rights. Women…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis | [email protected], [email protected] Alex Cutler | Lauren Duffy I Mariam Ahmed DEAR EVERYTHING A MUSICAL UPRISING FOR THE EARTH ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DATE FOR U.S. TOUR SEPTEMBER 25 IN ATLANTA PRODUCED BY V-DAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER WRITTEN BY…

For more than forty years, Afghanistan has been the battleground for proxy wars, exploited by global and regional powers at the expense of its people. This long history of conflict has left the country devastated — physically, economically, and emotionally. Entire generations have grown up in war, poverty, and displacement,…