WHY MARCH? End Violence Against Women
A woman’s right to live free from violence and / or the fear of violence has not been achieved. Women continue to be attacked and violated in many different ways, in our homes, on our streets, on our public transport, at our places of work. The government, the TV and newspapers do very little to address this issue; instead they often blame women for wearing the wrong clothes or being in the wrong place.
If you think this needs to change, then join us on this women only critical mass. We need to be strong together and in large numbers. Unity is strength; the voices of many are louder together than a single voice.
Together and united we are ending male violence against women and children. If you want to see change for yourself, your children, your families, your communities then come out and say no to violence against women!
Every sister...bring a sister
One Woman, One Body, One Song, One Love
Want to be inspired? Check out the links to our previous marches, and let us know what you think supporters page!
If you think this needs to change, then join us on this women only critical mass. We need to be strong together and in large numbers. Unity is strength; the voices of many are louder together than a single voice.
Together and united we are ending male violence against women and children. If you want to see change for yourself, your children, your families, your communities then come out and say no to violence against women!
Every sister...bring a sister
One Woman, One Body, One Song, One Love
Want to be inspired? Check out the links to our previous marches, and let us know what you think supporters page!
Holding up a mirror to the world about the truth of male violence against women in all its forms and "celebrating our Re-Sis-Stance"
This year we have already seen the rape of millions of women throughout the world and we are only in February. We have heard the German authorities apologies to a teenage girl for sending her to a brothel to get work:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21374268
Many of you have been at the ongoing protests supporting the voices of women of India after the gang rape in India of a young woman who is now dead:
http://www.facebook.com/events/424430367623938/
We have witnessed the Irish government commit murder of a woman who was denied her human rights to an abortion:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/14/savita-halappanavar-death-irish-woman-denied-abortion-dies_n_2128696.html
Women in Egypt have spoken out against state sponsored Violence Against Women:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PhlFGPfPdEo
And we will not ignore the ongoing rape and genocide of our sisters and children across the world from Easten Congo to Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Palestine, Ivory Coast, Mali, Pakistan, Bangladesh, London, Bradford, Bolivia, Brazil, fromTamil women to Wales, East Europe, western Europe to the Americas to name a few
Male violence against women is pandemic, it is organised and systematic, ENOUGH is ENOUGH! Join us x
WHY WOMEN ONLY?
The Million Women Rise march is open to all women and children. We have planned for the march to be women-only for a number of reasons.
Women and children in the UK and elsewhere around the world continue to experience 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 countries where there is war.
The idea for the Million Women Rise event came from a group of women who dreamed of a strong visible presence of thousands of women marching together, in unity, to say ‘enough is enough’.
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, to sing, shout and chant at the top of our voices, in all our diversity, to demonstrate however we want because we’re women in the company of other women.
Women and children in the UK and elsewhere around the world continue to experience 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 countries where there is war.
The idea for the Million Women Rise event came from a group of women who dreamed of a strong visible presence of thousands of women marching together, in unity, to say ‘enough is enough’.
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, to sing, shout and chant at the top of our voices, in all our diversity, to demonstrate however we want because we’re women in the company of other women.
