The march and other MWR activities are led and organised by Black women for ALL women. We recognise the interconnectedness of systems of oppression. We work together to create safe spaces, free from fascism, discrimination and hate. When we demand  an end to men’s violence against us, this includes calling for the dismantling of all oppressive structures that promote and facilitate everything from misogynoir through to ableism.  

This is an opportunity for us to come together in sisterhood, solidarity, unity and upliftment...to march together, to feel the strength, exhilaration and power of being with other women, to celebrate ourselves, our differences and our diversity...to raise our voices and, if necessary, to mourn in silence.

Million Women Rise has a national coordinating collective made up of Black womyn which is based in London UK. Sub-groups work on different aspects of MWR. 

​As well as the national coordinating collective, there are regional groups that operate in other areas. Regional MWR volunteers encourage women to take part in the national demonstration as well as organising local fundraising and awareness raising events.

Million Women Rise is non-partisan, we have no formal links to any particular political networks.

ABOUT US

Why We Rise

We rise because our lives are being taken from us. We rise even though we are exhausted from centuries of oppression. We rise to demand freedom and justice. We rise to demand an end to the harms that are inflicted on us through male violence against us.

Violence against girls, women and our children is a global pandemic which devastates the lives of women, our families, and our communities. Across the world, including on these islands, women and girls continue to be subjected to male violence at every minute, of every hour, of every day. Violence against women and girls is perpetuated in our homes, on our streets, on public transport and at our places of work. We are harmed during times of ‘peace’ and when there are wars (designed, led and carried out by men) we are victimised and turned into ‘collateral damage’. Therefore, our campaign to end violence against women and girls is part of a global struggle for our liberation.

Photos of #MWR2018 courtesy of Elainea Emmott - @emmottelainea / @elaineaemmott