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***********Trigger Warning on this first film***************
A film by Eve Ensler and Tony Stroebel.
Please spread far and wide w/this tweet: Rise up on 2-14 to end Violence against Women in a global event! @vday http://onebillionrising.org/
This second film, a celebration~
On 14 FEBRUARY 2013, 1 BILLION PEOPLE DANCED AND ROSE IN 207
COUNTRIES TO END THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS.
HERE IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
In 2014
One newswoman said this (roughly paraphrased)
Everyone is dancing all over the world...
To End Global Violence...of women and girls.
You are making History...
More than 205 Countries have come together. This has never happened in the History of the World.
Find An Event
In 2015 thousands of One Billion Rising Revolution events will take place throughout the world. These events are organized and produced by local activists.
Find an event near you and join us as we DRUM! DANCE! RISE!
http://www.onebillionrising.org/events/#!/41.604299169131984/-71.0360868964513/9/
niyad
(113,527 posts)sheshe2
(83,855 posts)sheshe2
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(83,855 posts)Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)Last edited Thu Feb 5, 2015, 01:29 AM - Edit history (1)
February 14th is on a Saturday!
Of course, dancing in the streets is going to be easier for me than you since there is 3-4 feet of snow on the ground in Boston!
sheshe2
(83,855 posts)Thank You!!!!!!!!!!! Luv Ya!
Rise Release Dance....I will do it as well at work that day. Yup gotta work.
Do it Major, check the map for one in your area. There are 19 in Boston alone. Yes, they may have to do it inside, no matter. So much more snow on the way!
That second video takes my breath away, so many rising. We can do this, women can! And the beautiful men that love and support us, we can do this. With our friends, our sons, daughters, our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands and lovers, we can do this.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)The women of Boise are very much in tune with this sort of thing.
I know they will organize one huge dance, probably for downtown somewhere, for most everyone to attend.
And then they will arrange for another smaller event later in the day for those who can't be at the first one.
I noticed about 3 or 4 years ago that all of the cool local social events that happen here are organized by women.
They seem to be more inclined to get up and do something about it, rather than sit at home and watch tv all day like a lot of men do.
Almost all of the big social events here have a woman at the top, or on the committee, pushing the envelope to make the event bigger, better, or more popular.
This sounds like a lot of fun to me.
sheshe2
(83,855 posts)Brava~
Bravo to you Major Hogwash!!!!!!!!!!! Wish I could join you.
sheshe2
(83,855 posts)I have no way to connect with you anymore.We use to be friends. You don't do PM and I can't talk on BS threads.
I found an old post to say hello. Dayum I love this thread that got all of 15 recs for women.
I am taking a break, I just don't like this place anymore. I have to much crap going on in my life right now and I sure as hell do not need more. I will not say more on an open board.
I will be lurking. I will answer PMs.
Hugs, Major.
Ramses
(721 posts)I really like your posts. Very thoughtful and inspiring
sheshe2
(83,855 posts)So glad you are here.
Thank you so much for you kind words.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)is staggering in it's horror and in it's power.
I'm off to find an event in my state. Thanks for posting.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)sheshe2
(83,855 posts)That Op meant a lot to me.