V-Day Annual Report 2016 - ONE BILLION RISING: RISE FOR REVOLUTION 1 | Page 6

1 IN 3 WOMEN ON
THE PLANET WILL
BE BEATEN OR RAPED
DURING HER LIFETIME.
THAT’S ONE BILLION
WOMEN AND GIRLS.

Every February through March 8 , thousands of
Risings take place in hundreds of countries across
the world and within local communities – to show
the world what one billion looks like and shine a
light on the rampant impunity and injustice that
survivors of various forms of violence face.
People around the world rise through dance to
express rage against injustices, and the power of
global solidarity and collective action. They dance
to express joy and community and celebrate the
fact that together, violence can be defeated. They
rise to show a determination to create a new kind
of consciousness – one where violence will
be resisted until it is unthinkable.