One Billion Rising: Imphal - To stop violence against women and girls
Date : February 14 2013

ONE BILLION RISING: IMPHAL

• Forum for Indigenous Perspective and Action (FIPA)
• Centre for Organisation Research & Education
• Women in Governance
• Human Rights Alert
• Oriental Pumpkin Events & Communiqué
• WOL Media
• EREIMA Gender Empowerment and Resource Centre
• Manipur Cycle Club

JOINS GLOBAL CAMPAIGN - ONE BILLION RISING - TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

February 14, 2013 to be V-Day’s Largest Day of Action Ever

Imphal: On 14th 2013, at 01:00P.M, Forum for Indigenous Perspective and Action (FIPA), Centre for Organisation Research & Education, Women in Governance, Human Rights Alert, Oriental Pumpkin Events & Communiqué, WOL Media, EREIMA Gender Empowerment and Resource Centre, Manipur Cycle Club will join with activists around the world for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.

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, we will join activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities, and women and men across the world as we 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.”

Our Rising
On The 14th Feb, 2013 at 01:00 P.M, or earlier, the participants will gather at Palace Compound, Imphal East. The Programme will start with a Traditional ritualistic prayer which will be performed by Ima Amaibi Hemolata. There will be chanting, music, dance, recitations and narrations where we will deliver the message why WE RISE!

About One Billion Rising
One in three women on the planet is raped or beaten in her lifetime. That is ONE BILLION WOMEN violated. One billion daughters, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, lovers and friends. On 14th February 2013, V-Day's 15th Anniversary, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men to dance across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers and our solidarity across borders. Join V-Day and ONE BILLION RISING today and SAY NO to violence against women and girls. To sign up and learn more, visit www.onebillionrising.org

About V-Day
V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler's award winning play The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works. In 2012, over 5,800 V-Day benefit events took place produced by volunteer activists in the U.S. and around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls. To date, the V-Day movement has raised over $90 million and educated millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it, crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns, reopened shelters, and funded over 14,000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt and Iraq. Over 300 million people have seen a V-Day benefit event in their community. V-Day has received numerous acknowledgements including Worth Magazine's 100 Best Charities, Marie Claire Magazine's Top Ten Charities, one of the Top-Rated organizations on Philanthropedia/Guidestar and Great Nonprofits. V-Day's newest campaign is ONE BILLION RISING which will culminate on 021413 with a global action worldwide. www.vday.org

To learn more about V Day Imphal, e-mail shivaniwang(at)gmail(dot)com.
To learn more about V Day and its campaigns visit www.vday.org

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ONE BILLION RISING is a revolutionary campaign to end violence against women and girls. Forum for Indigenous Perspective and Action (FIPA), Centre for Organisation Research & Education, Women in Governance, Human Rights Alert, Oriental Pumpkin Events & Communiqué, WOL Media, EREIMA Gender Empowerment and Resource Centre, Manipur Cycle Club invites you to join me in forcing global attention upon the epidemic of gender-based violence.

Today, one of every three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That is ONE BILLION mothers, daughters, sisters, partners, and friends. Yet, most of the world remains silent and indifferent. The time has come to put a stop to the violence, and to the silence that surrounds it.

On February 14th, 2013, one billion women and those who love them are invited to walk out, rise up, dance, and strike to demand an end to violence against women and girls.

Already, thousands of activists and organizations around the globe have signed on and events are being planned in countries all over the planet. Women’s, human rights, labor, economic justice, environmental, faith-based, and LGBTQ groups, as well as artists and high profile lawmakers are coming together. Rosario Dawson, Thandie Newton, Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington along with Yoko Ono, Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway, Donna Karan, Jennifer Lawrence, Dylan McDermott, Robert Redford, Lily Tomlin, Rosie Huntington – Whitely, Zoe Kravitz will be rising and dancing, plus many more.

Our Rising
On The 14th Feb, 2013 at 01:00 P.M, or earlier, the participants will gather at Palace Compound, Imphal East. The Programme will start with a Traditional ritualistic prayer which will be performed by Ima Amaibi Hemolata.There will be chanting, music, dance, recitations and narrations where we will deliver the message why WE RISE!

Imagine the power of ONE BILLION people rising up, dancing, and showing our collective strength, our solidarity across borders, and our collective rejection of violence against women as the status quo. Buoyed by the power of social media, ONE BILLION RISING will bring about revolution and change as ONE BILLION people dance for a violence-free world and billions more finally pay attention.

Sign up at: onebillionrising.org
Like: facebook.com/vday
Tweet: @VDAY with the hashtag #1billionrising

See you on 2.14.13!

Sincerely,
ONE BILLION RISING: IMPHAL

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* This info was sent by Thoibi Paonam who can be contacted at thoibip(at)gmail(dot)com
This Press Release was posted on February 11, 2013.

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