Last year, one billion people from around India and the
world rose to demand justice for women and an end to gender based violence as
part of the first ever One Billion Rising Campaign for Justice on February 14.
This year, in 2014, we challenge 2 billion people from around the world to rise
again.
The massive success of One Billion Rising 2013 wouldn’t have
been possible without organizers like you; organizers who brought hundreds of
men, women, and children to Parliament Street in Delhi to dance against violence;
organizers like you that formed drum circles on the Mumbai seaside to give a
voice to women who otherwise felt voiceless; organizers like you that held meetings,
workshops, and festivals to demand that we can do better for our mothers,
sisters, cousins, friends, co-workers, and future daughters.
Now, we need your help again to make One Billion Rising
India even more powerful, and inclusive for all. We challenge community
activists ( both self-proclaimed and employed), journalists, and feminists
(that includes you too gentlemen!) to organize events around India that honor
women and their right to a safespace and a justice system that works for
justice. In addition, we need your help
collecting stories of both injustices against women throughout India, and
stories of organizations and people doing amazing work for justice. These
stories can come in the form of poems, videos, photographs, interviews,
editorials.
We hope the One Billion Rising India blog will stand as your
go to source for OBR updates form across India, as well as a portal for inspiration
and information focusing on justice and injustices from across India.
To submit content for the blog, please email
obrhimachal@gmail.com . And don’t forget to follow us on twitter. Running an event
focused on women? Have a story you want to share to a network of passionate
individuals across India? Remember to hashtag your tweet with #OBRIndia.
We can make our communities, schools, public transportation, justice systems, and homes safer for women, but only if we do it together. “Rise, Release, and Dance” with us.
