A COALITION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
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The Million Women Rise Coalition welcomes the support of ALL who sign up to our statement of demands and who want to see an end to male violence in all its forms. Million Women Rise is open to all women and children.
The march is led and organised by black women. Women and children here in England and around the world continue to experience male violence every minute of every hour of every day in our homes, on our streets, on our public transport, at our places of work and in war. Women have been socially, culturally and economically conditioned to defer to men, to take our lead from men, to behave in ways approved of by men. On this particular day, we want women to come and feel the strength, the exhilaration and power of being with other women, to celebrate ourselves, our differences , our multiculturalness, to sing, shout and chant at the top of our voices, dance, march, make movement and show resistance with our bodies, to demonstrate however we want. Sabrina Qureshi 1 from You and I Films on Vimeo. Sabrina Qureshi, the founder and coordinator of Million Women Rise, speaking at the 2009 Rally
One of the main aims is for any woman who has experienced, witnessed or been threatened by male violence is to know that she is not alone and that although male violence is often normalised it is not normal. Women are working all over the world in paid and unpaid capacity to bring an end to to male violence. The movement is strong and although we may not all agree on every thing the one thing we are united with is that male violence in all its forms must end and it must end now in our lifetime. We believe that it is only together and with true solidarity that we can bring an end to male violence against women and girls in all its forms. We need each other, the masters tools of divide and rule is not an option. We women are under siege and yet it is us only together that can end this war on our hearts, minds and bodies.
The speakers at the all women's platform at our Trafalgar Square rally express their fight and resistance through spoken word, song and dance and is a unapologetic platform of celebration, expression and defiance. All women are welcome as One Woman , One Body, One Song, One Love. Together we will end this violence against us and our loved ones. |
MEN
We know that there are men who want to support the spirit and intentions of the event.
If you’re a man reading this, or a woman who wants to know how her loved one can participate well there are lots of ways in which you can show your support. You can:
You have the power to make ethical personal and political choices during your every day life which will contribute to ending male violence against women and girls.
If you’re a man reading this, or a woman who wants to know how her loved one can participate well there are lots of ways in which you can show your support. You can:
- Support us by respecting women's spaces to meet, discuss, and organise.
- Babysit children while your mum, partner, sister, daughter, friend or relative, attends the march.
- Read, listen, hear, and learn more about the international situation of violence against women and girls and here in England.
- Speak out to other men about all forms of abuse and violence.
- Make a financial donation to help meet the cost of the march.
- Organise discussion groups,
- Blog about ending male violence and raise awareness and help change the consciousness that normalizes male violence in all it’s forms from pornography to prostitution, to sexist lyrics in music and videos, to the eduction and gender shaping of our children in schools.
- Check out campaigns such as We Can, My Strength, and White Ribbon
- Come to the march and stand on the pavement and cheer us on.
You have the power to make ethical personal and political choices during your every day life which will contribute to ending male violence against women and girls.
