(photo by Philippine Star) On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: ONE BILLION RISING 2019 LAUNCHED TO FORGE SOLIDARITY VS ABUSES, ATTACKS AMONG WOMEN Different groups and organizations gathered together early morning today at the Lapu-Lapu Shrine, Rizal Park to commemorate the United Nations’ declaration of November…

By Monique Wilson Men Rising! Coca Cola factory workers in Davao City join One Billion Rising 2018: Rising in Solidarity to end violence against women and girls. Alongside women workers in the country and in many parts around the world, they are contractual and have no job security or benefits…

By: Gabriela Youth CALL FOR WORKS In line with the upcoming One Billion Rising (OBR) global solidarity campaign, where “billion” came from the UN statistics showing that one in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime, Gabriela Youth PUP offers aspiring artists and writers to share their…

Jo Lapira, OBR activist, youth leader and Gabriela Youth Officer – one of the women brutally murdered by state forces in the Philippines last November 28th. Photo taken at the OBR Manila Rising event last February 14, 2017 One Billion Rising global activists Rise In Solidarity for women’s rights defenders…

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE RISING IN THE PHILIPPINES By: Kakay Tolentino National Coordinator – BAI Indigenous Women’s Network OBR Organizers / Philippines Last April 27th, the Indigenous Mangyan peoples held a One Billion Rising against Mining. They danced and rose against the National Greening Project that widely land grabs the ancestral lands…

MANILA OBR FLASHMOB PRESS GATHERING: 9 February 2017 Salesladies, caregivers, students, child rights advocates staged a flash dance at a popular shopping mall to usher in the #1BillionRising Revolution global uprisings that will peak on 14 February, V-Day to reaffirm the fight against fascism, imperialism, and neoliberal economic policies and…

Militarization of communities has led to forcible evacuations of Lumads. Their livelihood has been disrupted. Community infrastructure like schools, clinics, collective farms have been destroyed. And anywhere where military are deployed, not only is it the harassment of the communities that escalates – but also specifically violence against women and…

From Innabuyog Gabriela – the Alliance of Indigenous Women’s Organization in the Cordillera, Philippines: Students from UP Baguio held a One Billion Rising for Revolution event at the closing day of their semester 11 December, 2015 in their annual “Pasiklaban” event where they hold a lantern parade around the campus…

One Billion Rising Dumaguete launched their OBR Revolution 2016 campaign with two events: the first last November – Rising for Mother Earth and Climate Justice. V-Day and OBR Dumaguete have been Rising for the preservation of Mt. Talinis and have been at the forefront of Rising for Mother Earth since…

For Immediate Release November 25, 2015 Contact: Valerie Francisco, GABRIELA USA Chairperson, [email protected] GABRIELA USA Kicks Off 4 Weeks of Actions for IDEVAW (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) #IDEVAW2015  #GABRIELAUSA #Rise4Revolution #OBR2016 #IWWD2016 Women activists have marked November 25 as a day to commemorate the Mirabel sisters, political…