Great Support From GAU to One Billion Rising İstanbul

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Great Support From GAU to One Billion Rising İstanbul

The “One Billion Rising” event which the choreography was prepared by the GAU İstanbul Dance Academy,  has been realized at Square of Beşiktaş Barbaros as the İstanbul leg for protesting against discrimination, violence and sexual harassment on woman , was participated by thousands.

The İstanbul leg of the event which globally emphasized the woman rights and social responsibility was cooperated by the Municipality of Beşiktaş and GAU-istanbul.

The event which was held with the cooperation of Beşiktaş City Council Woman Center and GAU was attended by the international news agency Reuters and many other like NTV, ATV, DHA, HABERTURK, İHA, FOX , CİHAN.

The Largest Woman Movement of History was RealizedGAU Turkey General Coordinator Hüseyin Ata who spoke about the event which was held for the rights of 3.4 billion women by 1 billion women globally has emphasized that Onw Billion Rising event is the largest woman movement ever to be realized. He also stated that GAU showed support as a higher education institution with the international campuses and scientists. Through the event of One Billion Rising the discrimination, violence and sexual harassment on woman was protested by dancing and the global power of art. Ata also underlined that GAU Dance Academy had fulfilled its social responsibility homework by providing free of charge dance trainings and preparing the İstanbul choreography of the global woman movement. Ata has finalized his words by stating that beside of GAU Istanbul the international campuses and scientists of GAU will continue to provide solutions to the communal and global problems.