Strike - Dance - Rise - One Billion Rising on V-Day

Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls initiated by Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues. In conjunction with the 15th anniversary, V-Day launched its most ambitious campaign to date - ONE BILLION RISING. The concept of the campaign is simple. If you take into account the statistic that 1 out of 3 women will experience violence in her lifetime, you are left with the staggering statistic that over 1 billion women on this planet will be impacted by violence.  On V-Day's 15th Anniversary, 14th February 2013, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence.

Here is how you can organise a rising: Stage a rising in your community, office, college, or school. Organize a flash mob at a landmark building/site, in the streets or in a nearby mall.  Have a dance party, produce a theatrical event, march in your streets, protest, strike, dance and above all RISE! Get started

Interested parties and groups should register with the One Billion Rising Website but also with the Irish V-Day facebook page and Twitter.

More information on V-Day Website

Watch video - One billion rising (*Trigger Warning*)