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NEW WEBSITE STATE OF FEMALE JUSTICE The new One Billion Rising For Justice website includes interactive user features, an international blog series on “Envisioning Justice,” creative expressions of justice through images, poetry, music, and film, a new toolkit for organizers and risers, links for our other social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr – all created to help risers around the world connect and be inspired by each other’s artistic initiatives. Inspired by V-Day’s “The State of Female America” event in 2012?– the One Billion Rising For Justice “State of Female Justice” panel discussions will premiere in New York City, with similar panels being held in various select countries around the world. The events will focus on discussions on social and feminist justice, and their relationship to ending violence against women. NEW SHORT FILM V-Day has created a new short?film featuring moving footage from Risings that took place around the world in 2013. Like the 2013 Short Film and “Man Prayer,” this new piece will help galvanize and activate people to RISE for justice. A longer version is being created showcasing the magnitude of One Billion Rising for broadcast on TV, Internet & movie theaters around the globe leading up to 14 February, 2014. CREATIVE JUSTICE One Billion Rising For Justice is also a call to women and men around the world to create new, local artistic expressions of their visions of justice – from poetry to spoken and written word, to photography, film, music, and visual arts. #campusrising WORLD TOUR Starting in September 2013, Eve and One Billion Rising Director Monique Wilson will go on an international tour to raise awareness about the campaign, talk to women’s groups and grass roots communities, and connect with activists on the ground who are organizing One Billion Rising For Justice events. World tour stops will include: Bali, France, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, India, Myanmar, Nepal, The Philippines, Singapore, U.S., and UK. #CAMPUSRISING V-Day’s legacy on college campuses has contributed to what is now a widespread dialogue about reforming campus sexual assault policies. As part of One Billion Rising for Justice, V-Day activists at colleges and universities will examine and expose injustices on their own campuses through the Campus Rising campaign. This student-driven movement will work towards ending the prevalence of on-campus sexual assault and date-rape, as well as administrations’ failure to properly prevent or adequately respond to the needs of college survivors. #rise4justice 37