15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY: ONE BILLION RISING
THE BEGINNING OF A NEW WORLD
IGNITED BY A NEW ENERGY.
ONE BILLION RISING WAS THE BIGGEST MASS
GLOBAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
AND GIRLS IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANKIND.
On 14 February 2013, ONE BILLION people in 207 countries
rose and danced, women, men, and children in cities, factories,
farms, streets, schools, communities, in marketplaces,
parks, by the sea and on mountain tops, in theatres,
government halls, plazas – and in rain, snow, and sunshine
– to unique cultural rhythms and choreography.
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