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niyad

(113,552 posts)
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 05:55 PM Feb 2012

one billion rising

1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime.
— UN statistic

7 BILLION People on the planet, 1 in 3 women on the planet beaten or raped in her lifetime. That's 1 BILLION WOMEN.

We refuse to stand by as more than a billion women experience violence.
Join ONE BILLION RISING -- a global day of action for women and men across the planet
to call for an end to violence against women and girls.

Dance, Strike, Rise.

http://www.vday.org/onebillionrisingpage.htm

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one billion rising (Original Post) niyad Feb 2012 OP
+1 Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #1
+2 justiceischeap Feb 2012 #2
kick for monday crowd niyad Feb 2012 #3
K&R for my sisters all over the world... secondwind Feb 2012 #4
thank you niyad Feb 2012 #6
Rec yardwork Feb 2012 #5
thank you niyad Feb 2012 #7
Thank you for posting! yardwork Feb 2012 #8
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