What are you doing Valentine’s Day?

Even the most clingy of girlfriends probably thinks April is a little early to make plans for Valentine’s Day. But when you’re fighting for freedom from sexual violence, it’s never too soon to start.

On February 14, 2013, V-Day International invites you, your family, your friends, your co-workers, everybody, to strike. It’s called One Billion Rising and it will be the largest human rights event in history. One billion people across the world will stop whatever they’re doing on Valentine’s Day to tell the world “the violence ends now!” No more rape, no more abuse, no more trafficking.

Why one billion? It’s not a random big number. It’s how many women on the planet have or will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. 1 in 6 people, 1 in 3 women. 1 in everyone would be too high.

I urge you to commit to One Billion Rising. You can sign up to participate and receive email updates at this link. Stand with –stand for– your sisters. Men, women, and children will all be needed to make this strike a reality. Finally, humanity will rise and say STOP. God willing, one billion voices will be too loud to ignore.

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