The Women’s March Global Community of organisers have been working tirelessly to bring the Global #WomensWave to life. The #WomensWave will start tomorrow in New Zealand and the wave will follow as we cross time zones, borders and countries. We know the time is now for women to come together.

Taha Siddiqui is an award-winning journalist living in Paris. He teaches journalism and is writing a book on Pakistan. He also manages the website safenewsrooms.org.

The following is an interview with Womenite founder Harshit Gupta, an engineer by education and social entrepreneur by choice. Womenite is a youth-driven social initiative committed to the betterment of society.

The following interview with Natalee Stack, the Chapter Ambassador at Women’s March Kingston, gives us an insight into the climate of violence faced by women in Jamaica.

Two years ago women and allies around the world finalised plans for the historic Women’s March. The strength and commitment of organisers on that first march — January 21st, 2017 birthed Women’s March Global.

The Women’s Wave Anniversary Event is only a month away! Women and allies in 15+ countries worldwide will be uniting to speak out against the violence that women and girls face on a daily basis.

Security forces killed at least 7 opposition supporters, wounded more than 50 people, and arbitrarily detained scores of others from December 9 to 13 in the run-up to the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Over the past 16 days, Women’s March Global has been highlighting — every day — the different ways in which women experience violence around the world. The staggering number that 1 in 3 women will experience violence in their lifetime or the stat that the most dangerous place for women in their own home is a stark reminder of the immense work that is ahead of all of us.

November and December are tough months for a Canadian, transgender, women’s rights activist. On November 20th, the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, we came together to mourn the senseless loss of another 369 lives to trans-violence. On November 25th, we once again came together to advocate on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. From November 25th to December 10th we embark on the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence”. On December 6th, Canadians come together to mourn the murder of 14 young engineering students at École Polytechnique — they were all women. Finally, on December 10th, we amplify our collective voices on International Human Rights Day, in honour of the 1948 proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The following is an interview conducted by Aurora from Women’s March Milan, with Irma P., a survivor of intimate partner violence from Italy. This is a heartbreaking and emotional interview so please be warned about potential TRIGGERS!