Students at CSU Monterey Bay will gather on Feb. 13 to protest sexual violence toward women across the globe as part of the “One Billion Rising” movement.

A variety of campus organizations – the Title IX Task Force, the University Police Department, Associated Students, the Asian Pacific Islander Association, the Music and Performing Arts Department and Sodexo, among others – are sponsoring the event, which will be held in the main quad from 2 to 5 p.m.

“One Billion Rising” was initiated by Eve Ensler, the creator of “The Vagina Monologues” – which is performed at CSUMB every year on or around Valentine’s Day. This year’s production is scheduled for Feb. 12, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. in the World Theater.

According to the One Billion Rising website, the protest was inspired by the statistic that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten, which equals 1 billion women.

During the inaugural events on Valentine’s Day 2013, men and women around the world gathered to dance in protest of this statistic.

The university will take part in the campus version of the movement, which focuses on stopping sexual violence on campuses, increasing awareness, and focusing on making student safety a top priority.

“CSUMB and the surrounding community will rise in unity to dance and sing with a singular voice to demand an end to sexual and gender violence in own community,” said Anna Bartkowski, a deputy Title IX officer at CSUMB.

Tentative program:

2-2:10 p.m. – DJ/One Billion Rising music

2:10-2:20 – One Billion Rising video

2:20-2:40 – Performance by Friends of Sironka Dance Troupe

2:40-2:50 – Speaker Kate Daniels of Women's International Perspective

2:50-3 – Performance by Asian Pacific Islander Association dancers

3-3:10 – Excerpts from CSUMB's production of the Vagina Monologues

3:10-3:20 – Performance by CSUMB Lion Dancers

3:20-3:30 – Poetry and Speak-Out

3:30-3:40 – Performance by CSUMB Dance Team

3:40-4 – Performance by students in CSUMB's Music and Performing Arts Dept.

4-4:15 – Performance by Monterey Bay Charter School singers

4:15-4:30 – Performance by DiFranco Dance Project with Samba LeGal

4:30-5 – Dance music and video