One Billion Drive Acts to Subdue Abuse of Women; A Billion of World's 3B Women Raped in Lifetime

In an effort to raise awareness for men and women to work together to change the attitudes that contribute to rape, abuse, and and assault of women and girls, a flash mob erupted in the cafeteria at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland on February 14, 2013 as part of the One Billion Rising initiative, according to the Ekklesia website.

Twenty dancers performed to a song -- titled "Break the Chain" -- whose lyrics condemn violence against women and convey that one billion of the world's three billion women and girls will be raped or attacked in their lifetime.The song ends with a stirring call for people to rise up and stop the violence.

Similar dance events were held in countries from Australia to Lebanon as part of the One Billion Rising campaign created by V-Day -- a global activist movement that promotes creative events to increase awareness about violence against women and to re-energize anti-violence organizations.

The event at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva -- which is home to global church organizations and non-governmental organizations -- was organized by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC).