On Friday, Jan 31, V-Activists in Los Angeles flashmobbed The Abbey to raise awareness about our global day of action.  Check out our video! Many thanks to the team at The Abbey for their support!

Miami is showing its support of One Billion Rising for Justice by lighting up the iconic Freedom Tower in red and pink on Feb 14! That is right next to the staging area for the motorcyclists and bicyclists to begin their STOP SEX TRAFFICKING traffic slow down.  Included are some of…

In 2013, tens of thousands of One Billion Rising events took place on the ground, including in Santa Fe where more than 1,500 people joined in solidarity outside the State Capitol to demand an end to violence against women and girls in New Mexico. This beautiful slideshow tells the story…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  “One Billion Rising for Justice” is an international movement that in 2013 involved a billion people in 207 countries who used music and dance in a wide variety of observances that demanded an end to violence against women and girls. On February 14, 2014 the international observance involves…

“On February 14th, 2013 I attended a local One Billion Rising event in the Hudson Valley, where I’ve lived for 25 years. That day I was confronted by 14 life-sized cardboard female figures, each with a name of a woman, the town where she had lived and the date on…

WHAT: We are calling on all San Franciscans to harness their power and imagination to RISE for justice and JOIN people in 170 countries. WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, SF WHEN: Feb 14, 4pm – 6pm JOIN US: Imagine, One Billion Women releasing their stories, dancing and speaking out for justice and demanding an…

PRESS RELEASE January 21, 2014: BALTIMORE, MD- Today the Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (“Alianza de Campesinas”; National Farmworker Women’s Alliance, in English) launched an eleven day fast in solidarity with the Fast for Families for immigration reform and citizenship. The fast is scheduled to take place as House Speaker John Boehner…

Los Angeles activists don’t miss The State of Female Justice: LA panel! Join Laura Flanders (GRITtv), Susan Burton (A New Way Of Life Re-Entry Project), V-Board member Kimberlé Crenshaw (Columbia/UCLA Law School), Eve Ensler, Ashley Franklin (Community Rights Campaign), Mayor Gayle McLaughlin (Mayor of Richmond, CA), and Olivia Wilde (actor/activist)….

On 14 February in NYC, join Maya Azucena, Gabrielle Bernstein, Eve Ensler, Rha Goddess, Dr. Hyun Kyung, Danielle LaPorte, Patricia Moreno, Dr. Christiane Northrup, and Meggan Watterson, for this incredible day-long event providing women and girls with the space to come together to listen, learn, be heard, supported, and held….

On February 14, 2014, I am joining women across the globe who are making their voices heard with One Billion Rising for Justice. There is a clear parallel between crimes and oppression inflicted on women and girls, everywhere in the world, and the disrespect and violence exhibited to the earth, to…