Partnership for Families, Children and Adults will host Chattanooga’s first ever One Billion Rising, a mid-day dance party to raise awareness and end violence against women, on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the lawn of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center (inside in the event of inclement weather).
There will be live music from the Joey Winslett Band and U.S. Senator Corker, Mayor Andy Berke and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger will also be addressing the crowd.
American Sign Language interpreters will be provided by Partnership’s Deaf Services, enabling everyone to participate and enjoy the ground-breaking event.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase from the Grilled Cheese Emergency and Prime Coffee. All of Brewer Media, Bahakel and iHeartMedia radio stations will be live on the lawn and have committed to playing Aretha Franklin’s hit song, “Respect” on all of their stations at noon.
One Billion Rising is the largest global initiative to end violence against women in human history. Founded in 2012, the event has grown larger and stronger every year. Each year, on Valentine’s Day, millions of people from over 200 countries gather in their communities to dance in solidarity as a way to raise awareness of the issue of gender-based violence. The title, One Billion Rising, stems from the statistic that one in three women (one in two deaf women) will be beaten or raped during her lifetime- totaling one billion women and girls world-wide.
Register for One Billion Rising CHA at http://www.onebillionrising.org/events/one-billion-rising-chattanooga/
The event is free to all, food is not. Feel free to dine at a food truck, or bring a lunch. Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/partnershipfca/ and spread the message using #1BillionRisingCHA.