#1BillionRising activists are calling for #RisingGardens, a global grassroots action for revival, restoration and transformation, making the connection between violence against women and destruction of the earth.
#RisingGardens is a defiant creative call for revival, restoration, and transformation. Activists are creating artistic events around the globe and have released a new short film in honor of Earth Day featuring activists from Austria, Bangladesh, Eswatini, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malawi, Nigeria, United States, Portugal, Singapore, Taiwan, UK, Philippines, and Zambia.
Since 2013, One Billion Rising activists — led by a team of 60 global coordinators — have unleashed vast grassroots, anti-violence locally, regionally and nationally. This visionary work has been survivor-led and focused, all the while revealing the power of art and activism to change culture and systems.
Rising Gardens actions amplify the intersectional issues of women’s inequality and its impact on food insecurity, land ownership and the lack of access to healthcare, as well as the long term effects from extractive industries and the destruction of Mother Earth, and other basic rights, especially for frontline and marginalized communities. Activists are calling for a shift from consumption and greed at the expense of the many, to cultivation, creation and care.
Ready to RISE? Visit onebillionrising.org and @one_billion_rising for information, ideas & inspiration from activists everywhere.
For full info & details and to join Rising Gardens this #EarthDay2021, visit: rise.link/earthday2021
