One Billion Rising

  We are going to strike, dance and rise with a billion women and those who love them around the world to demand an end to violence against women. Why one billion? Because the UN estimates that one in three women on earth (one billion women) will be raped or sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
  
   In Norwich, we're aiming to inspire 20,000 women and girls (approximately one in three women who live in the city) and men and boys and transgendered  to dance on 14 February.
The pressure is on but we are getting people on board every day and we're marketing this virally through social media and word-of-mouth e.g. women are going to their dance tutors and spreading the word through their dance classes.

The Chief Fire Officer emailed his staff to ask them to dance with him which was pretty cool. We are in touch with women dancing all over the world via Twitter and Facebook which is really exciting.

   There is a campaign dance that people are learning across the globe. You can watch it here: www.norwichrising.wordpress.com/dance.

   We're going to have a mass dance outside the Forum in Norwich at 1pm on 14 February and we are encouraging people to dance with us there or wherever they are and in whatever way they can.