“PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF POLITICAL
THEATER OF THE LAST DECADE.”
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
public outrage about the violence that mil- which women take to the streets and dance against
the pain inflicted on women, adapting the dance and
lions of women experience every day.
V-Day was born of the belief that until these
themes are addressed, these violations
named and taken up by whole communities
as an unacceptable desecration of human
dignity, the violence will continue.
their chants to their unique cultures. This year several
AWCH members joined the other LFR club members
to demonstrate.
by Julia R. and Carol H.
In eighteen years, the V-Day movement has
raised over $100 million.
What is One Billion Rising?
The LFR has been supporting the ONE BILLION RISING
campaign since its inception in 2012. It is the largest
mass action to end violence against women in human
history. The campaign, which launched on Valentine’s
Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the stag-
gering statistic that one in three women on the plan-
et will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With
the world population at seven billion, this adds up to
more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. One
Billion Rising grew out of V-Day, a global movement
to end violence against women and girls, founded by
Eva Ensler. It is now a global, autonomous movement
of self-determined activists and local communities, in
“We are loud, we are many, we dance and demon-
strate against violence against girls and women,
and for justice and solidarity.”
— Heike Rubb, 2020 Organizer,
(Mädchentreff) Schanzenviertel e.V.
Photo from Carol H.
The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine, and Vagina.
www.awchamburg.org
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