Tennis legend Billie Jean King congratulated Dr. Bernice Sandler, "godmother of Title IX," for receiving an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Drexel University. President John A. Fry presented the award during the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership's 20th Anniversary celebration.

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex-based discrimination in any federally funded educational program or activity in the U.S.

Ted Turner and his daughter, Laura Turner Seydel, participated in the One Billion Rising campaign on February 14, 2013.

They joined the global movement to raise awareness and demand an end to violence against women and girls. Learn more about this initiative at www.onebillionrising.org.

Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, participated in the V-Day campaign on February 14, 2013. He emphasized non-discrimination and gender equality as core values for the European Union.

This message, originally published on February 5, 2013, is available on the European Council's website: Herman Van Rompuy's Profile.

Adrian Dix, a Canadian politician, serves as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway and leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He is actively working to stop violence against women, referencing the December 2012 report on missing and murdered women in Vancouver, BC.

Further resources on this critical issue include the Missing Women Blog, a Wikipedia entry on the BC Missing Women Investigation, and the Missing Justice website, which focuses on missing Indigenous women.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky invites you to participate in the One Billion Rising event in Chicago. Join her on February 14, 2013, at Noon in Daly Plaza.

During the event, she will share her experiences in Africa and discuss "rape as the low-cost weapon of war."

Eve Ensler expresses gratitude to the ONE BILLION participants worldwide who are preparing, organizing, and creating to end violence against women. The global rise is just one week away!

For more information, visit the One Billion Rising website. You can also order Eve Ensler's latest book, *I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World*, from Amazon.

You're invited to join a Flash Mob on February 14 at San Francisco City Hall. Our goal is to gather 1000 dancers to advocate for an end to violence and sexual oppression against women and girls in 185 countries.

Everyone is welcome to participate! For details on rehearsals and performance, visit www.HerRising.org. Learn more about the global campaign and other events at www.onebillionrising.org.

Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver, spoke at the BSR Conference 2012 about the link between women's reproductive rights and sustainability, advocating for a faster pace of change.

Women Deliver is a global advocacy organization that unites voices worldwide to improve the health and well-being of girls and women.

Join the One Billion Rising movement on February 14, 2013. Share your reasons for rising at onebillionrising.org.

What does one billion look like? On February 14, it will look like revolution.

Demonstrate our collective strength, numbers, and solidarity across borders. We want the world to witness our unified stand.

Tell us why you are rising on February 14th, 2013. Share your story and connect with the movement at onebillionrising.org.

This communication expresses explicit support for the strike scheduled to occur on February 14th.

The action aims to address specific concerns, though further details are not provided here.

Those involved are encouraged to continue their efforts towards achieving their objectives.

On February 14, 2013, V-Day launched "ONE BILLION RISING," a global call to action. It invited one billion women and their allies to walk out, dance, and rise up.

This initiative demanded an end to violence, aiming to activate women and men worldwide and create a significant global impact.

Eve Ensler and Tony Stroebel's film confronts the atrocity of one billion women violated.

It proposes a revolution: one billion women—and men—dancing for change.

Join the movement at ONE BILLION RISING.

On February 14, 2013, V-Day marked its 15th Anniversary by launching ONE BILLION RISING. This global call-to-action invited one billion women and their allies to WALK OUT, DANCE, and RISE UP to demand an end to violence.

The initiative aimed to activate women and men across every country, showcasing collective strength and solidarity across borders. V-Day envisioned this massive demonstration as a REVOLUTION.

Jasmina, a Serbian author, feminist, political activist (Women in Black, Code Pink), translator, and filmmaker, delivered a TEDx presentation exploring the "design of war." She began by discussing the Srebrenica genocide, where 8,000 Muslims were killed.

She connected this "design of crime" to the abuse and pornography women face in warfare. Her core message emphasized that design must be founded on responsibility, ethics, and morality.

The One Young World summit's fourth plenary focused on "The Changing Power of the Media."

Gifty Pearl Abenaab highlighted the critical need for young people to not only access media but also possess the skills to effectively use it. Counsellors Oscar Morales, Elio Leoni-Sceti, and Tony Fernandes also participated.