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Afghan Women Speak is a Webby Awards Nominee; Don’t Miss the VOICES Webinar This Wednesday with aja & V

Published: 15 April 2025 > Afghanistan

VOTE for it NOW Our V-Day series Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan has been chosen as a Nominee for the 29th Annual Webby Awards in the General Social – Public Service & Activism category. Webby Awards are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. In…

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“Afghan Women Speak” Series is a Webby Awards Nominee! VOTE for it NOW!

Published: 7 April 2025 > Afghanistan

“Afghan Women Speak” Series is a Webby Awards Nominee! VOTE for it NOW Our V-Day series Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan has been chosen as a Nominee for the 29th Annual Webby Awards in the General Social – Public Service & Activism category. Webby Awards are selected by…

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A Global Sisterscape Awakens – Bring VOICES to Your Community in 2025

Published: 5 April 2025 > Eswatini, Ghana, USA

On April 16, we invite you to a virtual webinar & info session for V-Day’s latest creative project — VOICES: A Sacred Sisterscape. RSVP NOW After sold-out debuts in Accra, Atlanta, and the Apollo Theater, VOICES is now available worldwide on all audio streaming platforms. This year, we’re partnering with…

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The Forgotten War of Sudan: WATCH the Recording, Support the Rise for Sudan Fund Today

Published: 1 April 2025 > South Sudan, Sudan

Last month, V-Day/One Billion Rising, together with Fahima Hashim and V (formerly Eve Ensler), hosted THE FORGOTTEN WAR OF SUDAN: Remember Us: Sudanese Women Rising for Peace, Freedom, Anti-Fascism, and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in Conflict – a powerful conversation amplifying the voices of Sudanese women activists, highlighting…

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University of Tacloban Youth Rising | Tacloban, Philippines

Published: 17 March 2025 > Philippines

Source: UP Vista Online “UP Tacloban community continues the celebration of Women’s Month with the annual One Billion Rising movement and the release of the Women’s Manifesto, reinforcing the fight against gender-based violence and systemic oppression. The event took place at 4:00 PM on March 17 at the AS Grounds….

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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 2nd Rising

Published: 16 March 2025 > South Africa

Source: Lucinda Evans “Humanity will Save this World” “This has been my message at the commemoration of the late Harry Belafonte Humanitarian Kind Heart Bench Handover to Philisa Abafazi Bethu SA Women Centre. Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer speech were so inspiring and our congratulations to James Fernie Uthando South Africa for…

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Myanmar Institute of Theology Rising

Published: 13 March 2025 > Myanmar

Source: Katae Zaw

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Aukland, New Zealand Migrant Rising

Published: 11 March 2025 > New Zealand

Source: One Billion Rising Auckland and ONE Billion Rising Pacific “Nidhi Chetty Coordinator of OBR Auckland organised an event in collaboration with Fiji Girmit Foundation NZ targeting migrant and minority ethnic women and girls!” – ONE Billion Rising Pacific The event was organized by a 16 year old Fijian migrant…

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Danao City Community with Local Government Rising | Danao, Philippines

Published: 10 March 2025 > Philippines

Source: Danao-City Gov’t and Danao-City Gov’t “When women rise, the world dances! Isip parti sa ato’ng Women’s Month 2025 celebration, Danao City joined the global movement #OneBillionRising last March 7, with women from different sectors and CTU-Danao students dancing in unity! More than just moves—this is a powerful statement for…

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St. Scholastic’s College Tacloban Youth Rising | Tacloban, Philippines

Published: 10 March 2025 > Philippines

Source: SSCT- BED Hiraya Publication March 7, 20205 || SSCTI Celebrated 1 Billion Rising “The St. Scholastica’s College Tacloban, Inc. (SSCTI) community convened to commemorate the 1 Billion Rising celebration, in honor of Women’s Month, March 7, 2025. Started in 2012 by Eve Ensler, the movement was a call to…

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