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The Skirts Up Movement and Beintuitive raised their skirts to denounce an end to violence against women and girls in SPAIN and around the world In SOUTH AFRICA V-Girls rose in Soweto and other places, creating a beautiful dance video – with flash mobs taking place in several cities Dancing parades by a network of organizations along the river in Sarajevo, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Aboriginal women in AUSTRALIA hosted a “Rites of Passage to a Violent Free Life” event MEXICO rose with countless performance events and flashmobs around the country NEPAL went Gangnam style when a flash mob took over Patan Durban Square In the U.S. – major events took place in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and countless cities and towns – with thousands of groups leading the risings – together with celebrities, singers, DJ’s, and political figures 11