This incredible, straight forward interview about the youth culture and sexual violence in South Africa. Karbo also preforms the spoken word piece I Am Not What You Fear. Learn more about V-Girls HERE.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xqm2BZSWM&feature=youtu.be

Samukelisiwe Khumalo, a fierce V-Girl from Soweto, South Africa who has, on her own, curated Samu’s Sunday Summits, where she invites the girls in her neighborhood to meet once a month and talk about issues that face them – in their families, at school, amongst their friends. When she recently…

Greenhills School and One Billion Rising for Justice Building healthy Relationships February 4, 2014  Annual Day at Greenhills is a day designed to enhance the school’s commitment to diversity. The theme this year was “Fight for other’s Rights”. After the keynote, students attended breakout sessions with a broad range of community…

One Billion Rising coordinator Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende in South Africa shares her incredible piece of writing I Believe You. To read more of her writings, visit her blog On Becoming Barbara, and Writing HERE. Dear sister I want to thank you for your emails and your inbox messages. It has taken me a while…

On February 1st, women from different corners of Cape Town gathered at 5 am at Sunrise Beach in Muizenberg to celebrate Womanhood. Host Deveshni Naidu called a gathering of the RED TENT Movement to join others who are deeply in need of a healing space, and together a Sacred Circle…

Last Wednesday, January 22, women from Bonteheuwel, Mitchell’s Plein, Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Nyanga, Langa, Dunoon and Bonteheuwel Community Centre on the Cape Flats Bishop Lavis all came together to for a One Billion Rising for Justice, at . “Many shared their personal pains, and everyone shared in prayer. Through the testimonies,…

South African V-activist and Founder of Kwanele: Enuf is Enuf shares why she feels so strongly about achieving systematic and judicial justice for the women and girls of South Africa. To find out more and support her work visit their website.

The township of Alexandra known Alex is one of the oldest townships in South Africa. Mantala Nkoatse shares her vision for One Billion Rising for Justice in her community in Alex. One Billion Rising is a campaign that encourages everyone to rise for justice and because justice is peace for…

I journeyed to Johannesburg South Africa, with Cecile Lipworth, Managing Director of V-Day and Joliz Cedeno the Campaigns Manager. We were headed to South Africa to meet with activists, media, dancers, philanthropists and other parties who were interested in the One Billion Rising for Justice Campaign, a campaign for justice…