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sheshe2

(83,790 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2015, 10:45 PM Feb 2015

No More

***********Trigger Warning on this first film***************



A film by Eve Ensler and Tony Stroebel.
Please spread far and wide w/this tweet: Rise up on 2-14 to end Violence against Women in a global event! @vday http://onebillionrising.org/


This second film, a celebration~

On 14 FEBRUARY 2013, 1 BILLION PEOPLE DANCED AND ROSE IN 207
COUNTRIES TO END THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS.
HERE IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE




In 2014

One newswoman said this (roughly paraphrased)

Everyone is dancing all over the world...

To End Global Violence...of women and girls.

You are making History...

More than 205 Countries have come together. This has never happened in the History of the World.






Find An Event

In 2015 thousands of One Billion Rising Revolution events will take place throughout the world. These events are organized and produced by local activists.

Find an event near you and join us as we DRUM! DANCE! RISE!




http://www.onebillionrising.org/events/#!/41.604299169131984/-71.0360868964513/9/

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No More (Original Post) sheshe2 Feb 2015 OP
k and r niyad Feb 2015 #1
Kicking for 1 Billion Women. sheshe2 Feb 2015 #2
Kicking for women and girls. sheshe2 Feb 2015 #3
Kicking 14 February 2015. sheshe2 Feb 2015 #4
I can do that! Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #5
Major! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #6
Oh, I know there will be one here, for sure. Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #7
To the women of Boise! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #8
hey you~ sheshe2 Sep 2015 #14
rec this too Ramses Feb 2015 #9
Welcome to DU Ramses. sheshe2 Feb 2015 #10
That first film LWolf Feb 2015 #11
Kick for visibility. nt NYC_SKP May 2015 #12
Thank you SKP. sheshe2 May 2015 #13

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
5. I can do that!
Thu Feb 5, 2015, 12:42 AM
Feb 2015

Last edited Thu Feb 5, 2015, 01:29 AM - Edit history (1)

February 14th is on a Saturday!

Of course, dancing in the streets is going to be easier for me than you since there is 3-4 feet of snow on the ground in Boston!

sheshe2

(83,790 posts)
6. Major!
Thu Feb 5, 2015, 01:16 AM
Feb 2015

Thank You!!!!!!!!!!! Luv Ya!

Rise Release Dance....I will do it as well at work that day. Yup gotta work.

Do it Major, check the map for one in your area. There are 19 in Boston alone. Yes, they may have to do it inside, no matter. So much more snow on the way!

That second video takes my breath away, so many rising. We can do this, women can! And the beautiful men that love and support us, we can do this. With our friends, our sons, daughters, our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands and lovers, we can do this.



Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
7. Oh, I know there will be one here, for sure.
Thu Feb 5, 2015, 01:44 AM
Feb 2015

The women of Boise are very much in tune with this sort of thing.

I know they will organize one huge dance, probably for downtown somewhere, for most everyone to attend.
And then they will arrange for another smaller event later in the day for those who can't be at the first one.

I noticed about 3 or 4 years ago that all of the cool local social events that happen here are organized by women.
They seem to be more inclined to get up and do something about it, rather than sit at home and watch tv all day like a lot of men do.
Almost all of the big social events here have a woman at the top, or on the committee, pushing the envelope to make the event bigger, better, or more popular.

This sounds like a lot of fun to me.

sheshe2

(83,790 posts)
14. hey you~
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 01:30 AM
Sep 2015

I have no way to connect with you anymore.We use to be friends. You don't do PM and I can't talk on BS threads.

I found an old post to say hello. Dayum I love this thread that got all of 15 recs for women.

I am taking a break, I just don't like this place anymore. I have to much crap going on in my life right now and I sure as hell do not need more. I will not say more on an open board.

I will be lurking. I will answer PMs.

Hugs, Major.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
11. That first film
Thu Feb 5, 2015, 09:26 AM
Feb 2015

is staggering in it's horror and in it's power.

I'm off to find an event in my state. Thanks for posting.

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