V-Day

As the new year begins, our sisters in Venezuela, Gaza, Congo, Sudan, Ukraine, Haiti, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Nigeria are facing siege, occupation, and escalating violence. Our 2026 call is a direct response to the macho, imperialist, patriarchal domination playing out across the globe - violence that devastates women, children, families, and the Earth. RISE FOR OUR BODIES, OUR FUTURE, OUR EARTH is an invitation to survivors, artists, and activists everywhere to RISE in 2026. One Billion Rising is the largest global campaign to end violence against women, gender-expansive people, and the Earth. We rise to expose the rampant impunity survivors face and to declare that we have not been defeated. We rise to create a new consciousness, one where violence is resisted until it becomes unthinkable. Across the world, communities are planning bold actions, creative uprisings, and fierce calls for justice - from South Asia to Europe to Africa - through art, dance, dialogue, marches, and collective organizing. JOIN THE MOVEMENT: onebillionrising.org #VDay #1BillionRising #CityOfJoy #TurningPainToPower #UntilTheViolenceStops

Today (25 Nov), on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women — the first day of 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM — we announce the 2026 theme, an invitation to survivors, artists, and activists everywhere to RISE in 2026. RISE FOR OUR BODIES, OUR FUTURE, OUR EARTH grew from feedback from activists and global coordinators and was drafted by the One Billion Rising Council at their annual meeting. One Billion Rising is the largest global campaign to end violence against women, gender-expansive people, and the Earth. We rise to shine a light on the rampant impunity and injustice that survivors most often face and to 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 – one where violence will be resisted until it is unthinkable. Around the world, communities are launching OBR 2026 with bold actions, creative uprisings, and fierce calls for justice — from South Asia to Europe to Africa, through art, dance, dialogue, marches and collective organizing. JOIN THE MOVEMENT: • READ about the 2026 theme, explore toolkits, and sign up for updates at onebillionrising.org •READ our full announcement at: onebillionrising.org/2026launch • FOLLOW us on Instagram at @vdayorg and @one_billion_rising • EMAIL us at [email protected] #InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #16DaysOfActivism #VDay #1BillionRising #UntilTheViolenceStops

On the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, we stand with the women – and all vulnerable groups – of Afghanistan against imperialism, militarism, fundamentalism, and fascism. We release this new blog written by an Afghan woman, from the award-winning Afghan Women Speak series, entitled “The World Has Turned Away Because There Is No Political Profit In This Pain.” Since 2021, the Taliban has targeted women, destroying their right to education, autonomy, and the most fundamental human rights. Women and girls in Afghanistan can no longer attend school, they’re banned from almost all jobs, including medical training, and are banned from most public spaces. Girls are forced into child marriage and face a devastating mental health crisis. The female suicide rate in Afghanistan remains among the highest in the world. We demand international attention to the gender apartheid in Afghanistan. We cannot underestimate the power of our solidarity at this moment. We RISE with/for our Afghan sisters. •READ the new blog out today: “The World Has Turned Away Because There Is No Political Profit In This Pain.” •More stories are coming in from Afghanistan. RAISE awareness, SHARE them widely with your friends and social networks. Visit: vday.org/afghan-women-speak #1BillionRising #UntilTheViolenceStop

We are witnessing the egregious effect of the Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais in real time. Republican politicians in Tennessee, Louisiana, and other states are accelerating their attacks on voting rights to weaken Black political power. This administration and racist politicians will not stop here. We RISE with all protestors and organizers across the South, exercising their political power and fighting for their right to be heard. We stand with you and amplify your demands. TAKE ACTION. •SUPPORT grass-roots organizations on the ground •STAY informed •VOTE in your local elections and check your voter registration at Vote.gov

THANK YOU to everyone who came out for Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth on Earth Day (April 22), featuring the astounding Jane Fonda in the role of narrator. The night was beyond our wildest dreams with incredible performances and an amazing audience whose energy permeated the Howard Gilman Opera House! Youth were center stage and youth activists’ voices were amplified and present throughout the experience from the moment folks walked in the door. Created as an artistic response to our climate emergency, Dear Everything centers youth leadership, intergenerational responsibility, and collective action. The work extends V’s decades-long commitment to harnessing storytelling as a force for cultural and political transformation and marks the first artistic piece centering around climate from V-Day, long known for its vast survivor-led, grassroots, anti-violence work on college campuses and in communities. In the face of a full-blown climate emergency, can we band together and intervene before it’s too late? This is the question at the core of Dear Everything. READ our full message of gratitude, and find all relevant links, at: vday.link/deareverythingatbam 📸: Astrid Stawiarz & Valerie Terranova / Getty Images for V-Day #DearEverything #DearEverythingOnStage #VDay #1BillionRising #UntilTheViolenceStops

A special message to everyone involved in making Dear Everything happen and all of you who showed up, I am profoundly grateful. Please consider making donations to the five local youth-led climate groups including Climate Families NYC, (@climatefamsnyc )Fridays For Future NYC (@fff.nyc )Jna Tsjo Collective (@jna.tsjo ), Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy (@palclimateinstitute ), Sane Energy Project (@saneenergy )that were awarded grants in support of their work.

Today is 5 May, the National Day of Action/Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. Wear Red & RISE in solidarity. NO MORE STOLEN SISTERS. “Today we wear red for our relatives. Red for visibility. Red for justice. Because Native women are not invisible — and their stories deserve to be told. MMIWR is a crisis that touches every Tribal community in this country. 95% of cases go uncovered by mainstream media. Homicide is roughly the third leading cause of death for Indigenous women ages 10-24. The data is staggering. The silence is not acceptable.” - National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) About the National Week of Action for MMIWR: The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) is a result of government policies permitting forced removal, land seizures, and violence inflicted on Native peoples. Native communities struggle and continue to struggle with the highest rates of abduction and murder of women. The current spectrum of violence against Native women is not a ‘new’ issue. Murder is the third leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls, according to the Centers for Disease Control. American Indian and Alaska Native women experience a murder rate 10 times higher than the national average. More than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime. 56.1% have experienced sexual violence, 55.5% have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner, and 48.8% have experienced stalking, according to the National Institute of Justice. 64% of trafficking survivors in Hawaii identified as being part Native Hawaiian, according to Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women reports. Join us in saying enough is enough. Go to niwrc.org/mmiwr-awareness for more information. #WearRed #MMIWR #NoMoreStolenSisters #MMIWRActionNow #MMIWRWeekofAction

We RISE on #InternationalWorkersDay with our call for all women workers and essential workers on the frontlines to be seen, paid, protected, valued, heard, and treated with dignity. In over 160 countries, 1 May is a holiday in honor of workers and the fight for labor rights. In the United States, workers, caregivers, artists, organizers, and communities across the country are taking action for a world where people come before profit as they rise in the streets nationwide to stop the billionaire agenda. US ACTIVISTS, TAKE ACTION: No School. No Work. No Shopping. JOIN a May Day action near you: maydaystrong.org RISE. #MayDay #WomenWorkersRising #UntilTheViolenceStops

Dancing insists we take up space, and though it has no set direction, we go there together. Dance is dangerous, joyous, sexual, holy, disruptive, and it breaks the rules. It can happen anywhere, at any time, with anyone and everyone, and it’s free. Dance joins us and pushes us to go further and that is why it’s at the center of ONE BILLION RISING. Today is International Dance Day. To Rising activists everywhere, we see you, we love you. Here’s to dancing anywhere. Share a pic of you/your community Dancing/Rising and tag us. #InternationalDanceDay #VDay #1BillionRising #UntilTheViolenceStops

Tomorrow is Denim Day when millions of people across the world will wear jeans with a purpose, support survivors, and educate themselves and others about all forms of sexual violence. There is no excuse and never an invitation to harass, abuse, assault or rape. Share the Denim Day message from Peace Over Violence to end sexual violence. Pledge to make a social statement with your fashion statement and wear denim today to educate yourself and others, support survivors, and challenge misconceptions about sexual violence in all its forms. There is STILL no excuse and never an invitation to rape. Take the pledge and spread the word to others at: /pledge. To donate, visit http://bit.ly/4cWHMtR. #UseYourVoice #DenimDay #PeaceOverViolence #TakeThePledge #UntilTheViolenceStops

YOUTH RISING – One Billion Rising Netherlands and Kenya youth RISE together in 2026! “We joined One Billion Rising from Nairobi, Kenya. We rise against violence and for respect and equality.” – @xplore_het_baarnsch_lyceum How are YOU rising in 2026? JOIN the movement: onebillionrising.org #VDay #1BillionRising #UntilTheViolenceStops

YOUTH RISING TANZANIA Girls from SEGA – Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement in Morogoro – rose earlier this year, stating: “Today and every day we break the chain of gender-based violence. We are One Billion Rising and we will not be silenced.” Together we RISE. Join the movement: onebillionrising.org 🎥: @segaschooltz #VDay #1BillionRising #UntilTheViolenceStops