Across the globe, OBR activists are Rising, with One Billion Rising events now unfolding across the world on V-Day (Feb.14), International Women’s Month/Day (March/March 8) and Earth Month/Day (April/April 22). Here in the United States, we are called to confront the specific systems that enact gender-based violence, from the terror inflicted by ICE, to the ongoing silencing of survivors like those harmed by Epstein. We are witnessing how patriarchy, white supremacy, and state violence intersect with impunity. In 2026, we Rise to break that silence, to expose the harm and to uplift the leadership, truth, and vision of those most impacted. We Rise in public and private, in large gatherings and small acts of defiance, through creativity and collective action.
Below are ideas and tools to help shape your 2026 Rising in alignment with this year’s theme, Rise for Our Bodies, Our Earth, Our Future. Let your community’s wisdom lead, there is no single way to resist. Ground your actions in care, accountability, and the leadership of those most impacted. Clarify why you are Rising and who you are accountable to. Center the specific issues your community is facing, and consider the impact you want to make, whether it’s raising awareness, supporting a campaign, pressuring decision-makers, or building long-term coalitions.
RISE AGAINST ICE:
RISE FOR OUR BODIES, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR FUTURE
State Violence is Gender-Based Violence: Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is carrying out policies and practices that directly violate the bodies of women, girls and gender expansive people, fracture families, endanger survivors, and terrorize communities. These actions are not isolated incidents, they are a continuation of a history and architecture of violence rooted in patriarchy, white supremacy, militarization, and impunity.
In 2026, One Billion Rising calls for us to RISE to expose systems that extract, punish, and disappear the most vulnerable. We rise because immigration enforcement has become a frontline of violence against women, gender expansive people and children. And we rise with people who are rising against state violence around the world because silence is no longer an option and solidarity is our strength.
Learn more about how ICE’s systems enact gender‑based violence
Learn about how ICE is harming survivors, tearing apart families and communities, and targeting witnesses, community protectors, and journalists. Join us in organizing powerful, creative actions to confront how ICE enacts gender-based violence, and to uplift the leadership and voices of those most impacted. Ground your Rising in our 2026 theme: Rise for Our Bodies, Our Earth, Our Future. Whether public or private, large or small, your Rising can be a force for healing, justice, and change.
Ideas for Risings:
Public Performances: Organize an outdoor action with dance, song, art, and spoken word in visible spaces. Here is a We Rise Against ICE chant you can use. Here are new social media images to share.
Art-Based Actions: Launch a local art show, poster campaign, or mail solidarity art to detainees or advocates.
In Schools or Workplaces: Host a lunch-hour discussion, zine-making session, or mini-Rising in a classroom or staff room.
Mutual Aid: Partner with local groups to meet community needs while raising awareness.
Private Gatherings: Host an invite-only gathering of friends to Rise with storytelling, music, or VOICES: A Sacred Sisterscape listening.
Healing & Education Spaces: Organize a film screening, workshop, or healing justice circle.
Create Your Own: Let your community’s vision guide you, there’s no one way to Rise.
To support your organizing, be sure to check out our toolkits (in English and Spanish). Share your event on social media, and tag us on Instagram at @vdayorg and @one_billion_rising so we can amplify your work. You can also find a Rising near you, register a Rising you are planning onto the events map, or learn more about the movement at onebillionrising.org.
Social Media Images to Share:
