Monday, February 18, 2013
It was an honor to help commemorate this event with my novice videographer skills. A group of Naples women joined the One Billion Rising event for V-Day on Valentine's Day (click here for more info about V-Day) to bring awareness to women's rights around the world. The experience gave me new-found respect and admiration for the women in our community, bravely expressing their passion for this message.
I like this description one of the women who participated wrote on Facebook:
"All great things begin small... a small group of women danced for a very big cause- the message is huge- the need to be heard is enormous! Many stood in solidarity with us, clapped hands, carried signs, smiled, hugged, took photos, jumped in, became aware. One Billion Rising. Spread the word to protect our sisters and our daughters, and their daughters…"