2/14/13 One Billion Rising Dance Protest by Sarah Miller
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photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Jackie McDonald of Jacksonville dances during One Billion Rising, a national fun protest against women's violence that was held on the square in downtown Tyler Thursday afternoon. The name One Billion Rising comes from the statistic from the 2003 UNIFEM report entitled "Not A Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women" that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The movement aims to quell the acceptance against rape and violence to women globally.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Diane Gatewood of Tyler, Jackie McDonald of Jacksonville, and Keenan Centers of Henderson dance during One Billion Rising, a national fun protest against women's violence that was held on the square in downtown Tyler Thursday afternoon. The name One Billion Rising comes from the statistic from the 2003 UNIFEM report entitled "Not A Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women" that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The movement aims to quell the acceptance against rape and violence to women globally.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Amber Leach of Damsel in Defense, shows off her company's products such as a stun gun disguised as a cell phone during One Billion Rising, a national fun protest against women's violence that was held on the square in downtown Tyler Thursday afternoon. The name One Billion Rising comes from the statistic from the 2003 UNIFEM report entitled "Not A Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women" that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The movement aims to quell the acceptance against rape and violence to women globally. Pictured left to right are Annie Moch, Veronica Anguirano and Melissa Torres.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Diane Gatewood of Tyler dances during One Billion Rising, a national fun protest against women's violence that was held on the square in downtown Tyler Thursday afternoon. The name One Billion Rising comes from the statistic from the 2003 UNIFEM report entitled "Not A Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women" that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The movement aims to quell the acceptance against rape and violence to women globally.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Annie Moch of Tyler dances with Sasha Wando, 3, during One Billion Rising, a national fun protest against women's violence that was held on the square in downtown Tyler Thursday afternoon. The name One Billion Rising comes from the statistic from the 2003 UNIFEM report entitled "Not A Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women" that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The movement aims to quell the acceptance against rape and violence to women globally.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Jackie McDonald of Jacksonville dances during One Billion Rising, a national fun protest against women's violence that was held on the square in downtown Tyler Thursday afternoon. The name One Billion Rising comes from the statistic from the 2003 UNIFEM report entitled "Not A Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women" that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The movement aims to quell the acceptance against rape and violence to women globally.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Keenan Centers of Henderson dances during One Billion Rising, a national fun protest against women's violence that was held on the square in downtown Tyler Thursday afternoon. The name One Billion Rising comes from the statistic from the 2003 UNIFEM report entitled "Not A Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women" that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The movement aims to quell the acceptance against rape and violence to women globally.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph