DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO :
Risings focused on testimonies and speeches . Marches were also held with calicos and singing songs to denounce violence towards women and girls . Risings involved local authorities , police and security agents who also took part .
ZAMBIA
Children took the lead with a petition on child marriage and defilement . This propelled the minister to address the issue . Women ’ s and children ’ s groups used the theme : “ If a girl child is destroyed today , there will be no women of tomorrow ”. Risings were infused with traditional songs and dances which made the local communities accept the message against child marriage , which is normally seen as a foreign idea .
ITALY
OBR coordinators from 100 towns and cities created their own artistic ideas in terms of creatives for each of their events – from poster making , t-shirt designs , paper flowers , ribbons , flyers , visuals , pins , gadgets ). This created unity but also unique creative expressions in each place .
DENMARK
Held a 2 week art exhibition on the subject of “ Glitter Breasts – where an artist made casts of women ’ s breasts and put glitter on them .
Main rising event was a Rising spoken word and open mic evening with POC word artists and poets .
UNITED KINGDOM
All across the UK , local community groups , many in rural areas , held OBR events – and danced in their town squares . In London , risings were led by domestic and migrant worker groups who used OBR dancing , forums and artistic actions to highlight issues of forced migration , modern day slavery , and the plight of refugees .
GHANA
Presence of the Deputy Minister ensured full coverage of their Rising event from all media houses – which focused on children rising in solidarity through dance and their original choreography .
HONG KONG
Because Covid 19 had already hit HK on and leading up to February 14th , OBR HK – led by domestic migrant workers , did multiple risings ( instead of their traditional one big event ) in 15 areas around HK – already holding OBR HK “ Watch parties ” on FB to share the event and maximize the rising on social media . Even without their usual mass gatherings , OBR HK continued to run organizing and education campaigns to raise awarenesss .
In addition to multiple risings , they also developed “ Dance of Descriptions ” – a local initiative to create online participation through self videos of movements using different parts of one ’ s body expressing one ’ s thoughts and ideas about violence against women .