San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón speaks (L), while Marily Mondejar, president of the Filipina Women’s Network, and David Chiu, president of the Board of Supervisors, look on, at a press conference at San Francisco City Hall on Feb. 5, 2013, for "One Billion Rising," a global awareness event on Feb. 14 that demands an end to violence against women. (Lear Zhou/The Epoch Times)

"San Francisco Supports ‘One Billion Rising’ to End Domestic Violence" (The Epoch Times)
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/san-francisco-supports-one-billion-rising-to-end-domestic-violence-344461.html

“On Tuesday the Board of Supervisors voted to mark Feb. 14 “One Billion Rising Day.” At a press conference prior to the board meeting, several city officials spoke in support of the event, including Board President David Chiu.

I will dance for every victim and survivor of social violence in San Francisco and to raise awareness that every woman and girl can live free of fear and violence, said Marily Mondejar, president, Filipina Women’s Network.

The event is organized by V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls, founded by playwright Eve Ensler 15 years ago.

“San Francisco will rise along with the global community to say: Enough, this violence against women must end now,” said Susan Celia Swan, executive director of V-Day. She called the event a “global social action.”