[Capdist-announce] PR: Berkshire County joins Global 'One Billion Rising' Campaign on February 14- CORRECT VERSION

Mon Jan 21 15:32:22 EST 2013

Apologies, there was an error in the first Press Release. Thank you for
using the one below. Kristen

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS**E*

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*Contacts: *

Janis Broderick, Executive Director, The Elizabeth Freeman Center

413-499-2425, broderick at elizabethfreemancenter.org

Kristen van Ginhoven, Artistic Director, WAM Theatre

518-243-9627, kristen at wamtheatre.com

Nina Molin, MD, Ananda Health Center for Integrative Medicine

nrmolin at gmail.com

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*BERKSHIRE COUNTY JOINS ‘ONE BILLION RISING’ ON FEBRUARY 14, 2013 *

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On *Thursday, February 14, 2013*, Berkshire County will join with activists
around the world for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the
history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against
women and girls.

Berkshire community organizers, including Elizabeth Freeman Center,
HAVEN:Human/Animal Violence Education Network and WAM Theatre, are calling
out to the entire Berkshire community to join activists, writers, thinkers,
celebrities, women and men across the world as we strike, dance, and RISE,
demanding an end at last to violence against women. There will be
countywide risings throughout the day and a ONE BILLION RISING 10x10
Upstreet Dance Party at 6:00 pm Upstairs at Spice Dragon in Pittsfield, MA.

“When you watch the ONE BILLION RISING video, in three short minutes you
see the painful, common acts of violence women experience all over the
world, and then you are swept with the passion and determination of women
rising to act against it, even within the face of it.  Think about it, one
in three women in this world are beaten and raped, and our community is not
immune”, says organizer Nina Molin, MD. “It has to stop and we all must
participate.”

People are encouraged to Rise Up in Western MA. To see a current list of
events go to: http://www.facebook.com/WesternMaRising/events and click on
Western MA Rising @ Berkshires or go to onebillionrising.org and click on
‘find a rising near you’. To add a new event to Berkshire County Risings
email kristen at wamtheatre.com

ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering
statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during
her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more
than one billion women and girls. One billion women violated is an
atrocity. One billion women dancing is a revolution.

For more information go to onebillionrising.org

*Fact Sheet for the 6pm ONE BILLION RISING 10x10 Upstreet Dance Party*

*DATE:*

Thursday, February 14, 2013

*TIME:*

6pm

*LOCATION:*

Upstairs @ Spice Dragon, 297 North Street, Pittsfield, MA

*COST:*

$10

*HOW TO GET TICKETS FOR THE 6pm DANCE:*

In Person: The Elizabeth Freeman Center

Phone: 1-800-838-3006

Web:* *http://onebillionrising10x10upstreetdanceparty.bpt.me

Dance Ticket price includes light fare, DJ Fern and other RISING related
offerings. Cash bar.

This is one of the launch events for the 10x10 Upstreet Art Festival
running in Pittsfield, February 14-24.

*ONE BILLION RISING 10x10 Upstreet Dance Party SPONSORS:*

Ananda Health Center for Integrative Medicine, Blue Q, Cain Hibbard &
Myers, Canyon Ranch, Elizabeth Freeman Center, The Gateways Inn, Gotterer
Dental, HAVEN: Human/Animal Violence Education Network, Lisa Kantor, Seven
Hills Inn and WAM Theatre. To become a sponsor for this event, contact Nina
Molin, MD, at nrmolin at gmail.com

*About One Billion Rising
*One in three women on the planet is raped or beaten in her lifetime. That
is ONE BILLION WOMEN violated. One billion daughters, mothers,
grandmothers, sisters, lovers and friends. On 14th February 2013, V-Day's
15th Anniversary, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them
to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE
BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men to dance
across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength,
our numbers and our solidarity across borders. Join V-Day and ONE BILLION
RISING today and SAY NO to violence against women and girls. To sign up and
learn more, visit www.onebillionrising.org

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*About V-Day
*V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and
girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of
Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler's award winning play *The Vagina Monologues *and
other artistic works. In 2012, volunteer activists ran over 5,800 V-Day
benefit events in the U.S. and around the world, educating millions of
people about the reality of violence against women and girls. To date, the
V-Day movement has raised over $90 million and educated millions, crafted
international educational, media and PSA campaigns, reopened shelters, and
funded over 14,000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses
in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt and
Iraq. Over 300 million people have seen a V-Day benefit event in their
community. V-Day has received numerous acknowledgements including Worth
Magazine's 100 Best Charities, Marie Claire Magazine's Top Ten Charities,
one of the Top-Rated organizations on Philanthropedia/Guidestar and Great
Nonprofits. V-Day's newest campaign is ONE BILLION RISING which will
culminate on February 14, 2013 with a global action worldwide. www.vday.org

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Kristen van Ginhoven
Artistic Director, WAM Theatre
518-243-9627
www.WAMTheatre.com <http://www.wamtheatre.com>
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