Guyana to host ‘One Billion Rising’ event

Guyana will next week be one of the 196 countries hosting a ‘One Billion Rising’ gathering to demand an end to all forms of violence against women.
The local event, which will be staged on February 14 at the Promenade Gardens, is being organised by local non-governmental organisation the S4 Foundation, which issued an open invitation to all persons to attend “as we Strike, Dance & Rise to spread the message of zero tolerance for violence against women.”

A press release from the S4 Foundation said it is joining with V-Day,