TONGA
RISING : To end violence against women , and to increase women ’ s leadership
CONGO
THEME : “ To Rise Against All Forms Of Violence Against Women and Girls ”
RISING : To raise awareness for men and boys on positive masculinity To end sexist language , bullying , sexually transmitted grades at school , all forms of degradation to women and girls To continue to insist on solidarity To fight for the rights of women , including property rights , reproductive rights , inheritance rights To create an egalitarian world where misogynistic , violent , oppressive , and exploitative policies will be eradicated
KAPOLEI , HAWAII
RISING : To “ Raise the Vibration ” and build awareness on topics that matter to their community : sex and gender based issues and campus health and safety .
VANCOUVER , CANADA
RISING : To help women and children in the Lower Mainland . Creating care packages filled with life ’ s necessities for local shelters , families in low income housing and extreme weather shelters . An opportunity to work together to focus and learn about missing and murdered Indigenous women .
SAO PAULO , BRAZIL
RISING : For people with disabilities and for minority groups
EUROPEAN WOMEN ’ S LOBBY
RISING : As a region ( 30 country members in the EU ) to have coordinated online and live creative OBR actions in 30 countries To push for member states ratification or full implementation of the Istanbul Convention To push for new EU strategy on equality between men and women To target : EU Commission for Equality and EU Parliament
THAILAND
THEME : “ Rise and Strike for Equality Now ”
RISING : To end all forms of oppression , and roots of violence against women : patriarchy , militarism , fundamentalism and globalisation For capacity building on how to better advance human rights For the rights of all marginaized women including indigenous women who hold landless and stateless status , LGBTQI , women with disability , elderly women , sex workers , women migrant workers , children and youth , and feminist women human rights defenders
INDONESIA
THEME : “ Stop Land Monopoly , Rise For Climate Justice ”
RISING : To raise awareness on climate justice For grassroots communities who are leading the fight for climate change every single day , caused by land monopoly – in particular , palm oil plantations .