ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN IN HER LIFETIME
ONE BILLION WOMEN VIOLATED IS AN ATROCITY
ONE BILLION WOMEN DANCING IS A REVOLUTION
Participate in an inspiring GLOBAL ACTION, which unifies people worldwide to walkout and demand and end to Violence against women. This movement is growing daily with 197 countries and hundreds of communities rising. This means walking out of your place of work/study and DANCING!
Walk out at 2:20pm. Head towards the sound of DRUMS at the library, DANCE Rally starts at 2:30pm! It is important to SPREAD THE WORD and show up ON TIME so we can get good footage with as many bodies as possible as it will be streamed and broadcast! LIVE MUSIC will be offered by students from the VIU music department, the FEMMES FATALES, KNUF FUNK and musicians from the community. We will keep playing so long as you continue dancing!
This is historical event! Be a part of it!
THERE WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL EVENING EVENT AS WELL:
Vancouver Island University Building 355 room 203
Come and DANCE RISE STRIKE to end Violence against women and girls. This is a human issue! There will be spoken word, Words from Eve Ensler founder of V-Day, drumming with Tracy Meyers, and DANCE DANCE DANCE!!
This is a FREE event and part of a GLOBAL strike to end violence. For more info on V-DAY and ONE BILLION RISING visit www.vday.org
ALSO A DOWNTOWN EVENT FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARENT ABLE TO GET UP THE MOUNTAIN:
Haven Society: Promoting the safety of women, children, youth and families created an event.
1 Billion Rising
February 14 at 12:00pm
Diana Krall Plaza in Nanaimo, British Columbia