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One Billion Rising
One Billion Rising is a global campaign founded by author, playwright and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler), to end rape and sexual violence against women. The "billion" refers to the UN statistic that one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime, or about one billion.
The campaign started in 2012 as part of the V-Day movement and continues annually with new themes. In 2026, the campaign theme is Rise for Our Bodies, Our Earth, Our Future.
V, known for her play The Vagina Monologues and the organization V-Day, began the campaign in 2012. It was partly inspired by Missouri congressman Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" and pregnancy comments. Shocked by Akin's remarks, Ensler wrote an open letter in response.
On February 14, 2013, the One Billion Rising campaign culminated in what the organization called the "biggest mass action to end violence against women," with activists in 207 countries taking part. Singer/songwriter Tena Clark produced a music video entitled "Break the Chain" to accompany the campaign.
Around 5,000 organizations had joined the campaign, which has also been aided or endorsed by celebrities such as Rosario Dawson and Robert Redford.
In a video message dedicated to Jyoti Singh, the Indian student who died after being gang-raped by six men on a Delhi bus, Anoushka Shankar disclosed she had been abused by a trusted friend of her parents when she was a child. In her message, she stated: "I'm rising for women like Jyoti, for women like her. With the amazing women of my country, I'm rising for the child in me, who I don't think will ever fully recover from what happened to her."
On February 14, 2013, the rally was held in more than 190 countries after a call for one billion women to dance in a show of collective strength. The event was held on the 15th anniversary of the V-Day movement.
In February 2014, Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan, who had earlier voiced such issues through his debut TV show Satyamev Jayate, lent his support to One Billion Rising in New Delhi. In Los Angeles, a number of events were held to protest violence against women soldiers and prisoners. Celebrity participants included Jane Fonda, Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei, and Dylan McDermott.
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One Billion Rising
One Billion Rising is a global campaign founded by author, playwright and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler), to end rape and sexual violence against women. The "billion" refers to the UN statistic that one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime, or about one billion.
The campaign started in 2012 as part of the V-Day movement and continues annually with new themes. In 2026, the campaign theme is Rise for Our Bodies, Our Earth, Our Future.
V, known for her play The Vagina Monologues and the organization V-Day, began the campaign in 2012. It was partly inspired by Missouri congressman Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" and pregnancy comments. Shocked by Akin's remarks, Ensler wrote an open letter in response.
On February 14, 2013, the One Billion Rising campaign culminated in what the organization called the "biggest mass action to end violence against women," with activists in 207 countries taking part. Singer/songwriter Tena Clark produced a music video entitled "Break the Chain" to accompany the campaign.
Around 5,000 organizations had joined the campaign, which has also been aided or endorsed by celebrities such as Rosario Dawson and Robert Redford.
In a video message dedicated to Jyoti Singh, the Indian student who died after being gang-raped by six men on a Delhi bus, Anoushka Shankar disclosed she had been abused by a trusted friend of her parents when she was a child. In her message, she stated: "I'm rising for women like Jyoti, for women like her. With the amazing women of my country, I'm rising for the child in me, who I don't think will ever fully recover from what happened to her."
On February 14, 2013, the rally was held in more than 190 countries after a call for one billion women to dance in a show of collective strength. The event was held on the 15th anniversary of the V-Day movement.
In February 2014, Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan, who had earlier voiced such issues through his debut TV show Satyamev Jayate, lent his support to One Billion Rising in New Delhi. In Los Angeles, a number of events were held to protest violence against women soldiers and prisoners. Celebrity participants included Jane Fonda, Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei, and Dylan McDermott.