FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: media (at) vday.org (917) 865-6603 ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE HAS BEGUN, FOLLOW 48 HOURS OF GLOBAL ACTIVISM, LIVE AS IT HAPPENS WATCH 25+ LIVE STREAMING EVENTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE FOLLOW #RISE4JUSTICE & #1BILLIONRISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ONEBILLIONRISING.ORG TRANSFORMED INTO DIGITAL HUB, BROADCASTING RISINGS, VOICES AND VICTORIES…
Read MoreWatch the short film SHELTER: A Concert Film to Benefit Victims of Domestic Violence HERE Kingston, New York – This Friday, February 14th, at the Old Dutch Church, One Billion Rising Ulster County presents Natalie Merchant as she introduces the premiere public screening of: SHELTER: A Concert Film to Benefit Victims of Domestic Violence. Natalie Merchant…
Read MorePress Release / Invitation Lantern Festival is starting early in Taiwan, and this year has a new focus! The Garden of Hope Foundation is organizing a One Billion Rising (OBR) event on the evening of February 12 to call for justice for women who are victims of violence. We aim…
Read MoreV-Activist group Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns discusses why they will RISE on Feb 14. Read the release and follow the movement HERE. NEWS RELEASE 30 January 2014 Inept action of authorities proliferate sexual predators says group calls for children and advocates to rise amidst violations “The persons who committed these crimes…
Read MoreFOR 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…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: media(at)vday.org (917) 865-6603 “ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE” CAMPAIGN ESCALATES AS ACTIVISTS IN 169 COUNTRIES PLAN EVENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES SHORT FILM “ONE BILLION RISING” WORLD PREMIERES AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL State of Female Justice Event Series Continues 6 February at UCLA JANUARY 23, 2014…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLOBAL GATHERING FOR WOMEN COMES TO THE HEART OF LONDON One Billion Rising campaign secures Trafalgar Square for its second annual event London – 21 January 2014: This Valentine’s Day, London will be at the centre of a major global campaign to end violence against women. A…
Read MorePRESS 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…
Read MoreV-Day is excited to announce that our newest short film, ONE BILLION RISING, will world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival beginning January 19th! ONE BILLION RISING features footage from activists in over 207 countries and showcases the radical awakening of body and consciousness that took place in 2013….
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Susan Celia Swan/Kate Fisher: media(at)vday.org +1 917 865 6603 Eve Ensler and One Billion Rising Director Monique Wilson to Visit India and Nepal as part of ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE tour with Global Coordinators On The Ground Ensler To Make Special Appearance at The Times of…
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