University of Wisconsin-Madison students will perform flash mobs Feb. 14 to raise awareness for One Billion Rising, a global campaign to end gendered and sexual violence against women.
The campaign aims to draw attention to the more than one billion women around the world who have survived abuse, according to the campaign’s website.
Students involved in the event are hosting a preparation session to plan the dances Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in room 2653 in the Humanities building.
The One Billion Rising campaign was created by activist and playwright Eve Ensler, known for her play “The Vagina Monologues,” to combat sexual and gendered abuse against women.
The flash mobs will be held to “show solidarity and collective strength and call for an end to gendered and sexual violence everywhere,” according to the event’s Facebook page.
More information about the flash mobs can be found on the Facebook page.
