Local Groups Celebrate "One Billion Rising" Event
By: Alexandra Sutter WMBD/WYZZ
Updated: February 14, 2013
PEORIA - Two Peoria organizations are
taking action to stop women's violence. It's part of a global event called "One
Billion Rising."
Across the world, activists are
dancing as a way to educate people about the millions of women who suffer from
abuse.
Here at home, Bradley University
students and the Center for Prevention of Abuse are coordinating a dance-a-thon
on campus to raise awareness.
Executive Director of the Center for
Prevention of Abuse Martha Herm said, "We need to make sure everybody is on
board with us to stop the violence. Whether it is toward women, mostly, but
also toward men."
Dance-a-thons are planned in more than
200 other counties.
