Million Women Rise
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Million Women Rise (MWR) is a women-only march and rally against violence against women, held annually in London on a Saturday close to International Women's Day, 8 March. It is followed by a rally in Trafalgar Square, which seeks to platform survivors of abuse and violence.[1][2]
MWR has no corporate sponsors, and the organisers are grassroots activists without ties to large charities or NGOs.[3] It was founded in 2007 by campaigner and former outreach worker Sabrina Qureshi, who drew inspiration from activism elsewhere in the world.[3]
MWR argues that male violence against women and children is a global phenomenon which harms individuals and undermines sustainable development efforts.
