SF City Leaders and Community Partners are coming together to end gender violence in San Francisco

District Attorney George Gascón speaks at an event for One Billion Rising for Justice. (Photo: MIKE KOOZMIN/THE S.F. EXAMINER) San Francisco city leaders and community partners announced support for One Billion Rising for Justice global campaign at a press conference on February 5. From sfexaminer.com: “So long as [gender violence] continues, we have to stand up and say we will not tolerate this violence,” District Attorney George Gascón said at a news conference in the Hall of Justice. “Last year, we had an incredible event with thousands of people and this year we expect to double that amount.” "[W]e have a lot of work to do,” said Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, who on Tuesday introduced a resolution reaffirming The City’s commitment to the justice campaign and declaring Feb. 14 as One Billion Rising for Justice Day.  More at http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/one-billion-rising-to-promote-justice-for-domestic-violence-victims/Content?oid=2697805

Watch the One Billion Rising 2013 documentary by Eve Ensler and Tony Stroebel

ONE BILLION RISING [9 minutes, 10 seconds] is directed by Eve Ensler and Tony Stroebel, with activists in 207 countries, and is produced by Eve and V-Day. On 19 January 2014, the official One Billion Rising 2013 documentary short premiered at Sundance, the preeminent film festival founded by One Billion Rising supporter, Robert Redford!