The United Nations estimate that one in three women worldwide will be raped or beaten in their lifetime. That’s one billion people. At 1pm on Sunday 14th February 2021, we will be gathering online for a one hour flashmob-style festival of music, dance, drama and poetry to demand an end to violence against women and girls. This will be the 9th Norwich Rising, part of the global One Billion Rising campaign.
You can book tickets to Online Norwich Rising 2021 here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/norwich-rising-2021-online-tickets-138348176119
Norwich Rising is organised by a collective of artists and activists. Artist Eloise O’Hare is the main coordinator. She says:
“We know that Norwich Rising makes a difference. Survivors tell us their trauma is transformed by dancing with hundreds of people of all ages and abilities, taking back control of their bodies and using their energy to change the world and make it a safer place.”
Here is the timetable for Norwich Rising Online 2021:
1.00 Welcome by Shell with instructions for event
1.05 Town Crier and Sheriff of Norwich
1.10 Break the Chain dance led by Sarah and Julie
1.15 Mary introduces Memoriam clip and we all sing closing song
1.20 Dance with You film
1.25 Hayley poem
1.30 Jerusalema dance led by Sarah and Julie
1.35 Prayers at Night film by Mary
1.40 Becka Speech
1.45 True Colours film by V-Sign
1.50 Behind the Wall sung live by Sue Lane
1.55 Break the Chain dance led by Sarah and Julie
2.00 Photo Finish .
For more information about Norwich Rising email: artist@eloiseohare.co.uk
For more information on the global campaign, check out the website: http://www.onebillionrising.org
To read an article about One Billion Rising in the Guardian click here
Follow us on Twitter here: www.twitter.com/NorwichRising
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Great to have this website. Please can we have an easy-to-follow video of the dance to we can practice at home before the event? Thanks!
Thanks Ann. Video will be with us soon. Jason from One Billion Rising writes….”there is video in the works. We are in the editing process and it should be out very shortly. The holidays set us a back a bit our tiny team of 12 is working to get it up as quickly as possible. Thanks so much for the support! We can’t wait to rise with you on 14 February 2013!”
Is there a poster or publicity pack I can download please?
If you go to the Posters Page, you can see the posters we have created for Norwich Rising and see the link to the One Billion Rising Toolkit. If you have any problems downloading our posters, email me at shell@shellytelly.co.uk and I will email them directly to you.
How about getting a group together at UEA too??
Would love UEA to rise on 14 February! Have emailed Concrete, student newspaper, and spoken to President of Feminist Society. If u have any contacts, please spread the word x
The podcast of the interview with Julie Bremner on Future Radio is here: http://bit.ly/XDXexP
There are some fabulous hand moves in the dance routine that people who may be having trouble with the footwork, or need to be seated, might want to do. Debbie Allen demonstrates these really clearly in her video – take a look at around 4:28 for starters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwv16dtUvYM
Hello and well done Norwich. I and some members of the Multicultural Women’s Group of Bury St Edmunds are going to do our best to be there on 14th. Do we just turn up? Do we have to register or do anything to participate? Thanks! Sylvana
Hi Sylvana, just come! The Forum is in the centre of the city – you can find a link to directions on the Contact Us page. There is parking at the Forum and a cafe where we will all chill out afterwards. Are you practising the dance?!
At least a couple of us are definitely coming! I’ve been looking on-line to try and get T-shirts for the day, but have left it too late. Do you know if anyone will be selling them there? Shall we just wear red and black maybe? Thanks!
Yes, just wear red and black. People here have been making their own sewing felt patches or using facric paints. You can download the logo from http://www.onebillionrising.org if you want to take it to a screenprinters or someone with an embroidery machine x
In case anyone is wondering, here’s the timetable for what’s happening between 1pm and 2pm on the 14th, outside the Forum in the centre of Norwich:
•1pm: One Billion Rising campaign dance: ‘Break the Chain’ led by Anne Francis
•1.05: Welcome from Michelle Savage (Shelly Telly), and the Sheriff of Norwich
•1.10: Anne Francis leads everyone in a Nia dance to ‘One World’
•1.15: Zumba Queen – Zumba
•1.25: Introduction and dance to ‘Break the Chain’ One Billion Rising campaign dance led by Anne Francis. Future Radio will be playing the campaign anthem at 1.30
•1.35: Hip hop
•1.40: Dancers from Anam Kara: belly dance demonstration
•1.50: ‘Break the Chain’ One Billion Rising campaign dance led by Anne Francis
•1.55: Final freestyle dance and close