By AMELIA GENTLEMAN LONDON — Anyone who happens to be passing through Westminster at 11 o’clock on Valentine’s Day may — if things go as planned — catch an unusual glimpse of a few members of Parliament gathered somewhere in the shadow of Big Ben, dancing along the footpath. The actress…

“Usa kini ka panawagan para ipakita ang  pursigidong paningkamot nga putlon na ang kulturang pagpang-abuso sa kababayen-an (This is a global call to show our persevered efforts to end the culture of abuse against women),” Marynil Garcia, Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP) coordinator here, told davaotoday.com. She said some 500 women, men and…

SONO sorprendenti già i numeri: 189 paesi nel mondo, oltre 70 città in Italia, 13mila organizzazioni femminili coinvolte, e milioni di donne e uomini che hanno aderito, dal Bangladesh a Roma, dal Dalai Lama alla pacifista Vandana Shiva, da Yoko Ono a Robert Redford, da Charlize Theron a Anna Hathaway,…

There are now 7 billion people on the planet, roughly half of whom are women. Recent statistics state that 1 in 3 women will be raped or beaten during her lifetime. So even by low estimates, we are facing a worldwide epidemic of Violence Against Women that will affect — no, devastate — ONE…

Depuis des mois, Eve Ensler prépare une révolution. Le 14 février prochain, l’auteure des « Monologues du vagin » invite les citoyens du monde entier à danser pour mettre fin aux violences faites aux femmes. Du Bangladesh à l’Allemagne en passant par la République démocratique du Congo, l’opération baptisée One…

Since Eve Ensler launched the One Billion Rising campaign to end violence against women she has been repeatedly asked: is it a dance movement or overtly political? A protest or a giant global celebration? Just a few weeks before 14 February, the date that Ensler, activist and author of The Vagina Monologues,…

We are so moved to see all the men who have joined ONE BILLION RISING. So many of you, our brothers, fathers, grandfathers, sons, friends, husbands, and boyfriends have committed to RISE with us on 14 February. This movement would not be possible without you. Violence against women and girls…

By Bella Jaisinghani, TNN MUMBAI: Playwright Eve Ensler, who wrote the Vagina Monologues, will arrive in Mumbai on January 4 to address a series of meetings on the issue of women’s rights. She will launch the Mumbai edition of the One Billion Rising (OBR) campaign, a global movement aimed at…

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ONE BILLION RISING Regional Coordinator Monique Wilson and her incredible team have created the next ONE BILLION RISING short film for the Philippines. From the comfort women who suffered sexual slavery during the Japanese occupation to domestic workers subjected to assault and isolation by their employers, to systemic causes of…