Community Corner
Flashmob: RISE for JUSTICE with ONE BILLION RISING to STOP the Violence Against Women & Girls!
EMBARK|Peekskill invites all in the community to join PEEKSKILL RISES with ONE BILLION RISING, the GLOBAL CAMPAIGN - ONE BILLION RISING - TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS - Friday, February 14, 2014 to be V-Day’s Largest Day of Action Ever!
On Friday, February 14 at 4:00 pm at The Field Library’s HAYES PLAZA (in front of the library) on 4 Nelson Avenue in Peekskill, the community will join with activists around the world for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.
About One Billion Rising
One Billion Rising was the biggest mass action in human history. The campaign began as a call to action based on the staggering UN statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. On 14 February 2013, people across the world came together to strike, dance, and RISE in defiance of the injustices women suffer, demanding an end at last to violence against women. Over 10,000 events took place on the ground and the campaign took over media and social media worldwide for 48 hours, trending in 7 countries – 4x in the US alone. The wildly successful grassroots campaign was covered widely by media in all corners of world including The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and many more. www.onebillionrising.org.