12:00 - 13:30
Forecourt of Kassel main station
south side (deutsch: “A Billion Rises”) is a worldwide campaign, the 2012 by the New York artist Eve Ensler was initiated. She protests against violence against women and girls. UN-Statistics Sea, A third of all women worldwide – one billion – are victims of violence. One Billion Rising took place for the first time worldwide and also in Kassel 14.2.2013 instead of.
Dance flash mob with rally
ONE BILLION RISING – Rise for Empathy
On this day, we will rise together with countless people around the world and dance together to the OBR song “Break the Chain” against violence against women and girls. This year’s theme is “‘WomenOnFire – Ni una mes’: With inner fire, counteract the causes of patriarchal violence with fiery enthusiasm and empathy.”