Million Women Rise

Million Women Rise (MWR) is a women-only march and rally against violence against women, held annually in London on a Saturday close to International Women's Day, 8 March. It is followed by a rally in Trafalgar Square, which seeks to platform survivors of abuse and violence.[1][2]

MWR has no corporate sponsors, and the organisers are grassroots activists without ties to large charities or NGOs.[3] It was founded in 2007 by campaigner and former outreach worker Sabrina Qureshi, who drew inspiration from activism elsewhere in the world.[3]

MWR argues that male violence against women and children is a global phenomenon which harms individuals and undermines sustainable development efforts.

References

  1. ^ "Nina Kelly: Making a Stand: Million Women Rise Against Domestic Violence". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ^ Qureshi, Sabrina (13 February 2015). "The police won't attend our Million Women Rise rally – we will march on | Sabrina Qureshi". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "MILLION WOMEN RISE". MILLION WOMEN RISE. Retrieved 22 February 2016.


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