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One Billion Rising For Justice: Napa

NAPA EMERGENCY WOMEN’S SERVICES (NEWS) JOINS
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FEBRUARY 14, 2014



On February
14, 2014
, at 12 noon, Napa Emergency Women’s Services will join with activists
around the world for ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE. The campaign will build
upon the energy and momentum that was created on February 14, 2013 when one billion
activists in 207 countries and territories came together to rise, strike, and
dance, in the biggest mass action in human history, to demand an end to
violence against women and girls.





This
year, we will focus on the issue of justice for all survivors of gender
violence, and ending the rampant impunity that prevails globally. ONE BILLION
RISING FOR JUSTICE is a call to women, men, and youth around the world to
gather safely on February14, 2014 outside places where they are entitled to
justice – court houses, police stations, government offices, school
administration buildings, work places, sites of environmental injustice,
military courts, embassies, places of worship, homes, or simply public
gathering places where women deserve to feel safe but too often do not.





The
Napa Rising will take place in front
of the Napa County Criminal Courthouse (corner of Third & Main Streets,
Downtown Napa), where we will Rise for Justice at 12 noon on February 14. Zumba
Instructor D.J. Lipton will lead the dance to the song “Break the Chain.”
Arrive at 11:45am if you would like to practice the dance beforehand.

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To learn more about One Billion Rising for Justice Napa call (707) 252-3687 or e-mail NEWS
at mailto:info@napanews.org.





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 – 4 times 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

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About
V-Day

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and
girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of
Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues and
other artistic works. The V-Day movement has raised over $100 million; educated
millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it;
crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns; reopened shelters;
and funded over 13,000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses
in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, Egypt, and Iraq. V-Day has
received numerous acknowledgements and awards and is, one of the Top-Rated
organizations on both Charity Navigator and Guidestar.  V-Day’s most
recent global campaign, ONE BILLION RISING, galvanized over one billion women
and men on a global day of action towards ending violence against women and
girls. www.vday.org





About
NEWS

Napa Emergency Women’s Services
(NEWS) believes that those who have become victims of domestic violence and
sexual abuse have the power to strengthen and heal. Every day we bring respect,
understanding, and resources to survivors, because we believe with kindness and
support, we can create peaceful homes and a healthy community. www.napanews.org








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