Million Women Rise

Million Women Rise is a coalition of individual women and representatives from the Women’s Voluntary and Community Sector who have come together to organise an annual national demonstration against male violence which coincides with International Women’s Day in March each year.

On the demonstration, we celebrate and honour women’s activism, courage and achievements and continued struggle against global male violence in all its forms. Million Women Rise is an expression of women’s continued resistance and struggle against global male violence. The first demonstration in 2008 saw 5000 women and children take to the streets of London. It was the largest, recent demonstration of women in UK history and the most diverse demonstration many of us had ever attended. Because male violence continues, so too does Million Women Rise and women and children marched again in 2009. Find out more about this year’s march

Money should not be the reason why a woman cannot get to London for the 6th March. Please contact us if your area is not listed below.

Disabled Women

Each year MWR has a mobility support van to ensure inclusion of disabled women and women who would have difficulty completing the length of the march. A map of the route will be available marking resting seats and public toilets for those who need resting places along the route. If you would like to know more about how MWR can support you to participate in this year's march, please contact Eleanor - elisney@yahoo.com or phone 07737480378.

Coaches and Minibuses

Please let us know if you can help organise a coach or minibus to London from your local area. We can help connect you with women who live nearby and may also be able to help with fundraising.

Coaches and buses are being arranged to come to London in the following places:

Birmingham	Shahida	shahidachoudhry@aol.com	07968 771449
Bradford	Jane	janewriteme@gmail.com	07931 934422
Hebden Bridge	Emma	emmadecent@talk21.com	07742 350739
Lampeter Wales	Bridget	fennysnake@googlemail.com	07703 438688
Leeds	Anna	mothers_against_violence@hotmail.co.uk	07535 656338
Manchester	Louise	jpluy@hotmail.com	07872 015114
Norfolk	Yve	yve.griffiths1@btinternet.com	07835 608861
Nottingham	Rahni	rahni@roshninotts.org.uk	01159 881414
South Wales	Tracy	t.carbone@ntlworld.com	07796 595652
South West	Tracy	newquay@earnshaw.f2s.com
Todmorden	Emma	emmadecent@talk21.com	07742 350739