Philadelphia Rising &
One Billion Rising Flash Mob
Philadelphia Rising
The Naked Stark co-organized the event Philadelphia Rising in collaboration with dance artists Saroya Corbett, Dr Colleen Hooper, and Barbara Tait.
1 in 3 women will be beaten or raped in her lifetime that is ONE BILLION women globally and 264,00 women HERE in Philadelphia.
VDay, an international organization that works to end violence against women and girls, asked ONE BILLION people to RISE UP on February 14, 2013.
We ROSE up in four locations around Philadelphia on 2.14.13 at 12:30pm to DANCE and DEMAND an end to violence against women and girls.
We ROSE up as part of Philadelphia Rising, we ROSE up as part of the global event One Billion Rising, we ROSE up to join women and men around the world to say, "ENOUGH. The violence stops NOW!
One Billion Rising Flash Mob!
Katherine Kiefer Stark, taught 20 fabulous women a modified version of Debbie Allen's choreography to the One Billion Rising anthem “Break the Chain” written by Tena Clark. We learned the dance at Mt Vernon Dance Space / Philly PARD on 2.14.13. At 11am we walked to the corner of 18th and Spring Garden and DANCED! Joining millions of people around the world dancing in the streets on 2.14.13, RISING UP to demand an end to violence against women and girls.
