The following blog and poem were written by activist Sophia Hawes-Tingey, the first openly transgender person to run on a public ballot in Utah. She has performed The Vagina Monologues three times since 2009. She also writes and performs trans-feminist poetry. In the blog, the author references the death of Ashley…

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Sunday, 8 March marks International Women’s Day and activist around the world are celebrating and RISING! One Billion Rising: Revolution continues to escalate, growing out of 14 February, through 8 March all the way until 1 May, International Workers Day. This week major events are happening in Bangladesh, Guyana, India,…

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The Georges Malaika Foundation was thrilled to participate in One Billion Rising this year. Our 202 students at the Malaika School for Girls were so excited to be involved in this global movement. They rose in support of girls’ education, a concept that can be revolutionary in the DRC when…

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Hese photos just in from activists and One Billion Rising Global Coordinator Andrés Naime. The REVOLUTION has begun!    

Memorandum Date: 09 May 2014 To: The South African Government From: One Billion Rising for Justice, V-Girls SA, Sisonke Gender Justice, Hope Africa, Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Task Force, RedZebra Foundation, Resilient Kids SA, the Mothertounge project, SISTA, NaijaSoc UCT and Dance4Life, students of the University of Cape Town,…