Tag: one billion rising
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After the Rising: How to Make V-Day Everyday
New Paltz Rises from The Little Rebellion on Vimeo. One Billion Rising events had hundreds of people on campus and in the town of New Paltz dancing for a cause. However, as community organizer Mary Goggin said in her V-Day speech, the work is just beginning when the dancing stops. Goggin pointed out a…
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SUNY New Paltz Students Dance to End Violence Against Women
For more coverage, please see After the Rising and SUNY New Paltz One Billion Rising It was 2:55 p.m. when 20-year-old Renee Petrillo walked into the Student Union Atrium filled with 70 cheering faculty members and students. They stood in a circle, facing the empty middle of the room. “What’s happening?” she asked a few…
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One Billion Rising: Global Strike to End Violence Set for Feb. 14
For more coverage, please see After the Rising and SUNY New Paltz students dance to end violence This Valentine’s Day, women and men around the world will rise up and reclaim the holiday from the candy companies by giving something more meaningful than a box of chocolates— their time and support. V-Day is a global…