One Billion Rising – Standing up to Violence against Women

On February 14, 2013, V-Day’s 15th anniversary, Reactor joined activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities, and women and men across the world to express their outrage, demand change, strike, dance, and RISE in defiance of the injustices women suffer, demanding an end at last to violence against women.

ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. On February 14, 2013, V-Day’s 15th anniversary, Reactor joined activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities, and women and men across the world to express their outrage, demand change, strike, dance, and RISE in defiance of the injustices women suffer, demanding an end at last to violence against women.

“When we started V-Day 14 years ago, we had the outrageous idea that we could end violence against women,” said Ensler. “Now, we are both stunned and thrilled to see that this global action is truly escalating and gaining force, with union workers, parliament members, celebrities, and women of all backgrounds coming forward to join the campaign. When we come together on February 14, 2013 to demand an end to violence against women and girls it will be a truly global voice that will rise up.”

To find out more about the campaign, you can visit the One Billion Rising website, or read Jill Filipovic’s take on the campaign over at the Guardian

* Photo by Viktor Popovski, used with permission