RISE4JUSTICE Series

RISE4JUSTICE BLOG: Domestic Workers are Dancing for Justice in Swaziland by Colani Hlatjwako

Published: 8 January 2014 > Swaziland

On December 15, 2013, domestic workers at Simunye in the Lubombo region of Swaziland took to the streets to dance for justice. They were mobilized by One Billion Rising for Justice Coordinator, Colani Hlatshwako and her colleague Gugu Malindzisa. Their song whose words are: How can I be quiet when…

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RISE4JUSTICE BLOG: Harnessing the Power of Young Women to end Violence against Women By Glanis Changachirere and Nyasha Sengayi

Published: 8 January 2014

On the 25th of November, Institute for Young Women Development commemorated the beginning of 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. The event was attended by more than a 300 young women drawn from mining and farming communities (Chiweshe, Mazoe, Chireka, Foothills Farm, Trojan Mine and Chipadze Communities) to…

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RISE4JUSTICE BLOG: Self-Defense in Kenya – Update on Dolphin Anti Rape and AIDS Control Outreach by Duncan O O Bomba

Published: 8 January 2014 > Kenya

Nairobi is fine with clouds and sun as we prepare to run some teacher trainings before we take the intervention to Cape Town SA in March 2014. The recent lively discussion on stopping rape in Africa opened up thoughts and views of Africa Summit activists and brought in new energy…

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Rise4Justice Blog: We Are Not Separate from our Environments by Asha Canalos

Published: 8 January 2014 > USA

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…

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Rise4Justice Blog: Journey to Rising By Monique Wilson

Published: 30 December 2013 > India, Philippines

Last February 14, 2013 – as I looked at the huge crowd in Manila from the stage – dancing at our One Billion Rising Philippines event, and finishing with the song of revolutionaries “Do You Hear the People Sing” – I couldn’t help but cry. Our grassroots women leaders and…

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Eve’s New Piece In The Guardian: One Billion Rising: the 2014 Campaign to End Violence Against Women

Published: 11 December 2013

Want to know why we’re RISING for Justice in 2014? Check out the latest piece by Eve in The Guardian, and join us on 14 February to RISE, RELEASE, and DANCE “This year we are escalating and deepening the campaign with One Billion Rising for Justice. Justice is about restoring…

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Rise4Justice Blog: The Transformative Journey That was South Africa by Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende

Published: 11 October 2013 > South Africa

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…

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Rise4Justice Blog: Imagine A World With Justice by Zillah Eisenstein

Published: 6 October 2013

  This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post available to read HERE I am writing to help launch ONE BILLION RISING FOR justice, 2013. As a long-time anti-racist and socialist feminist activist and writer my own voice more often than not overlaps with the voices of this newest campaign.  Mine,…

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