V-Day's ONE BILLION RISING is biggest global action ever to end violence against women and girls

Why did I rise?

Let me count the ways ... 

I rose because I believe in the butterfly effect, in JOY and PASSION, and the BEAUTY that is omnipresent in women and girls around the world!

I rose because I believe in a world where women and girls are FREE and SAFE and CHERISHED and EQUAL.

I rose to STAND TALL, and HONOR myself, my friends, and family members who have experienced abuse and violence.  

 


I rose to keep the NEXT GENERATION safe from violence.

I rose to help create VISIBILITY and UNDERSTANDING of the INTERCONNECTION between issues such as poverty, greed, environmental plunder, imperialism, marginalization, immigration, labor, and political repression, and violence against women.

And I danced and laughed and rose to spread the joy and freedom of movement and laughter in our community.





I read the V-Day press release moments ago, and these are a few of the highlights:

• In India, events ranged from large-scale dance protests to bus drivers stopping the buses for 10 minutes in acknowledgement of the campaign for the safety of women. 
• All around the world youth rose. Students created art, staged their own risings, and wrote poetry heralding in the new wave of anti-violence activism. Schoolchildren staged flash mobs to the One Billion Rising anthem “Break the Chain” in classrooms and schoolyards, working with teachers, school administrators and their communities.
• There were tens of thousands of events across the world including over 50 events in Turkey alone, over 100 in the UK and Italy respectively, and thousands in both India and the United States. 
• Created the opportunity for councils of indigenous women to participate in global problem solving.  Created global solidarity and strength cutting across borders, races, class, religions, sexual orientation, ages, genders. Reignited solidarity between women's organizations in various countries. 
• Rekindled the ethos of sisterhood amongst women on a global scale.

ONE BILLION RISING wants all of us to pledge not just to party again next year at this time, but to take action TODAY to continue to change the world that is, into the world we want it to be.  What will you do?  Need more inspiration?

Join us this weekend, Saturday the 23rd, at 3 pm to deliver love letters throughout our community, and watch the joy spread!

Be healthy.  Be happy.  Live a Vital Life!
KIC Coaching - Inspiring a revolution of vitality in my community and beyond.
Re-Connect to Your Authentic Self.
www.kiccoaching.com or contact Kristin Halberg
Serving the universe from the seaside town of Port Angeles

Currently offering FREE 20-minute consultations to relieve stress and anxiety.
Phone appointments available.