PLFC EAL students reflecting on 'One Billion Rising Campaign' - 3

55% of women get raped or beaten up every year. It is important to raise awareness on violence against women because women are assumed to be the weaker sex and don't have the power to fight back. The violence that is happening in this generation is increasing every year.
Women are protesting by dancing to stand up for their rights and to fight back. The abuse of women should stop!

By Michelle


One Billion Rising is a campaign that is trying to stop the violence against women all over the world. People should be aware of the violence because it has serious consequences. Many women suffer.

One Billion Rising created a dance and made a song not just to show what women can do, but also to make it entertaining and fun.

By Carlos

One Billion Rising is a campaign that aims to fight againt women's oppression by society and men. It's a movement to raise women's voices and to make sure women are heard by others so we can stop the violence.

It's important to raise awareness because people need to know what's going on; women are being hurt, killed, raped and beaten up. They need respect and dignity. Women should not be treated like objects, women's bodies are sacred and none has the right to change that.

One Billion Rising have had the great idea of dancing because it calls people's attention and it is a nice artistic way of showing the women's feelings. The song has strong lyrics, which tells people how women need to be treated.

By Aisha

Today lots of women around the world are being abused bu their husbands and others. They are forced to do things they don't want. According to recent survey, one in three women is suffering from physical, sexual, verbal and psychological abuse. It is very important to raise awareness, because that will help every woman to know their rights. It will also help to stop all abuses that are happening in our lives.
On Billion Rising campaign is using the dance, because dance is powerful but doesn't offend people's feelings or rights. They say when they dance, they are connected to other women around the world.

By Brindha

PLFC EAL students reflecting on 'One Billion Rising Campaign' - 2

1 in 3 women run the risk of being raped or beaten in their life time. They will be sexually, physically or psychologically abused. It is important to raise awareness because there are women who are being abused and no one knows about it. This will continue until someone does something.

Why are they protesting by dancing? Because dances attract people, everyone can dance and enjoy!

By Bachi

All around the world there are no voices for women who are raped and they can't do anything about it because in this world, men think women can't do anything alone.

For example; in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka most women don't have a voice. I think women should have the right to do everything. They need to voice their opinion.

It is really important for women because they are always scared of their husbands or bosses who are in higher places than them. I think men need to respect women. 

The reason why women are protesting by dance is that, when they watch the dance and sing the song, they will make sure that all people hear them. 

By Printha

Nowadays violence against women has increased. Statistics shows that 1 in 3 women gets raped, or beaten at least once in their whole life. The movement 'One Billion Rising' is a non-violent protest to fight against abuse of women. 

It is important to raise awareness because it will increase the people's knowledge and confidence to fight against injustice. People must know what is happening in the world. 'One Billion Rising' is a worldwide movement which is expanding throughout the world. Women protest by dancing which is a powerful way of expressing emotions.

By Sergio  

  

PLFC EAL students reflecting on 'One Billion Rising Campaign' - 1

Who is Eve Ensler?

Eve Ensler is famous for her development of The Vagina Monologues, which has become a worldwide sensation performed in dozens of languages, but she’s more than just a playwright. She’s also an activist who’s passionately concerned about violence against women, and recently, she turned her sights to environmental devastation and the connections between harming the environment and hurting women.

You can find more information about Eve Ensler from the following web sites;

http://www.care2.com/causes/eve-ensler-goes-ecofeminist.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_Ensler

What is 'One Billion Rising' Campaign?

It is a global day of action – and dancing – in protest against violence against women. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/blog/2013/feb/14/what-is-one-billion-rising-founder-eve-ensler-explains

It is: 

- A global strike
- An invitation to dance
- A call to men and women to refuse to participate in the status quo until rape and rape culture ends
- An act of solidarity, demonstrating to women the commonality of their struggles and their power in numbers
- A refusal to accept violence against women and girls as a given
- A new time and a new way of being

http://www.onebillionrising.org/pages/about-one-billion-rising