Philippines Launches One Billion Rising 2025 during IDEVAW (International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women) Day: OBR Philippines Task Force groups hold de-centralized IDEVAW celebrations, where they also launched One Billion Rising 2025: MARIKINA CITY: November 24, 2024 Source: Gabriela Women’s Party (FB) Gabriela Women’s Party Marikina held…

ONE BILLION RISING ESWATINI LAUNCHES OBR 2025 Shared by Colani Hlatjwako (OBR Africa Regional Coordinator/ OBR Eswatini Coordinator) #1BillionRising Eswatini and Journey of hope for women and girls Eswatini Eswatini kicked off #16DaysOfActivism and launched One Billion Rising 2025 by joining Roadside GBV awareness raising Campaign in Mhlaleni Matsapha. We strongly believe that reaching out…

Video message from the women from South Africa – rising in solidarity with all women in the US – on this IDEVAW day and on the global launch of One Billion Rising 2025 – Rise For Freedom. Source: Lucinda Evans (FB) One Billion Rising South Africa coordinator https://www.facebook.com/lucinda.c.evans/videos/913085814255360

Shared by Triana Kurnia Wardani (OBR Indonesia coordinator) OBR Indonesia coordinator Triana Kurnia Wardani was a delegate at the recent COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan representing women and communities from the global south as part of PRCJ (People’s Rising for Climate Justice). They held climate finance actions raising the issue of…

V-Day’s Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan Won Two Anthem Awards We are thrilled to announce that Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan has won two Anthem Awards. The V-Day series received the Silver award for Social Media Content, Campaign and Global Awareness Campaign in the Education, Arts…

Our V-Day blog series Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan has been chosen as a Finalist for the 4th Annual Anthem Awards in the Education, Art, & Culture – Awareness Categories. Anthem Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The 4th Annual Anthem Awards…

Dearest activists, friends & supporters, Join us and our incredible lineup of speakers, poets, artists, activists ready to fuel us with information, strategies, solidarity, and energy to ignite the movement we need right now. Throughout the day, we will unpack what fascism is in the US and globally and what…

Now, more than ever before, we are seeing youth movements from all over the world take radical stands against the dominant politics and unjust systems that favor the ruling elite, against governments, against corporations that they see as major obstructions to their rights and future. Youth Risings today are seeing…

Photo: Patrick Lwaboshi On 28 June, the 25th class graduated from the City of Joy, a formidable accomplishment amidst increasing conflict in the Eastern Congo. 89 women have turned their pain to power, becoming young leaders who are environmentalists, journalists and storytellers, public speakers, peace activists, and advocates for freedom…

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