{"id":5707,"date":"2020-02-10T05:57:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T11:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=5707"},"modified":"2020-02-10T05:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T11:57:05","slug":"one-billion-rising-campaign-protesting-violence-against-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/one-billion-rising-campaign-protesting-violence-against-women\/","title":{"rendered":"One Billion Rising Campaign Protesting Violence Against Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Second Life Community Joins Worldwide One Billion Rising Campaign Protesting Violence Against Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cSL: One Billion Rising Campaign\u201d is an emotionally evocative image created by Valenska Voljeti as a reminder of the coming One Billion Rising Campaign protesting violence against women that happens in Second Life <\/a>as the worldwide event happens throughout first life<\/a>. It will take place on February 14th — details for the SL event on the Facebook page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Valenska’s image description contains quite a bit of information on the event in both worlds:<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery February, we rise \u2013 in countries across the world \u2013 to show our local communities and the world what one billion looks like and shine a light on the rampant impunity and injustice that survivors most often face. We rise through dance to express joy and community and celebrate the fact that we have not been defeated by this violence. We rise to show we are determined to create a new kind of consciousness \u2013 one where violence will be resisted until it is unthinkable.”<\/p>\n

One Billion Rising (OBR for short) began as a call to action based on the staggering 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.<\/p>\n

Every\u202fFebruary 14th, we rise \u2013 in hundreds of countries across the world \u2013 to show our local\u202fcommunities and the world what one billion looks like and shine a light on the rampant impunity and\u202finjustice that survivors most often face. \u202fIn Second Life, we rise through dance and art and poetry to express joy and community and celebrate the fact that we have not been defeated by this violence. We rise to show we are determined to create a new kind of consciousness \u2013 one where violence will be resisted until it is unthinkable.<\/p>\n

In Second Life we are a 24 hour festival of music, art, poetry, literature and dance where women, men and children can rise, explore, meet others, share their stories or be inspired by others.<\/p>\n

Almost every year we have produced a video to celebrate the upcoming One Billion Rising in Second Life. Now in our 8th year we couldn\u2019t miss out on the opportunity to illustrate, through dance, the message of One Billion Rising. This years\u2019 dance has been choreographed by the talented Brittainy Collins and filmed and edited seamlessly by the wonderful Chantal Harvey.<\/p>\n

The dancers are volunteers, some who work within the OBR team and regular visitors and we\u2019d like to thank everyone involved. There\u2019s still time to get involved One Billion Rising in Second Life 2020 and you can find more information on how to on our information page<\/a>.<\/p>\n