(14 Feb 2013)
Istanbul, Turkey
1. Various of people dancing in the neighbourhood of Besiktas, Istanbul, holding red ribbons
2. Close-up of woman with make-up on her face that looks like an injury
3. Wide of people dancing
4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ibrahim Soylemez, protester:
"We're here to teach men, people, to show respect for their families, their mothers, their sisters, their wives and to say 'no' to violence against women."
5. Various of people dancing
6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Sennur Atmaca, protester:
"We don't have to be victims (of violence against women) to say 'no' to violence against women. Our mothers, our children can become victims at any moment. So we're all here to try and stop it."
7. Various of people dancing
8. Mid of people clapping
Rome, Italy
9. Wide of Spanish Steps
10. Mid of Trinita dei Monti church and obelisk with pigeon on top
11. Wide of people arriving for protest dance
12. Various of people dancing to drum music
13. Mid of drums being played
14. Mid of people dancing and singing
15. Mid of banner of the demonstration reading (English) "1 Billion Rising"
16. Mid women showing gloves painted in red (symbolising the blood of victims of violence against women)
17. Close of "bloody" gloves
18. Various of people dancing
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Gretchen Bloom, organiser of protest dance:
"There is still so much violence, one in three women at least will suffer from some sort of violence, physical or mental in their lives. That's one third of the women in the world, that's one billion women and hopefully today with one billion women and men rising all over the world to say, 'we're here together, and enough', things will change."
20. Wide of women raising hands
21. Wide of Spanish Steps with Barcaccia fountain in foreground
22. Various of man trying to sell roses to women
23. Wide of Spanish Steps with Barcaccia fountain and roses in foreground
STORYLINE
People in Turkey and Italy joined a global protest opposing violence against women on Thursday.
In the Besiktas neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey, hundreds of men, women and children took part in a dance protest to support the "One Billion Rising" campaign against poverty and violence affecting women and children.
According to the campaign website, one (b) billion women all over the world suffer some form of violence in their lives, whether physical or psychological.
Protester Ibrahim Soylemez said the dance event was to "teach men, people, to show respect for their families, their mothers, their sisters, their wives and to say 'no' to violence against women."
The event, organised to coincide with Valentine's Day, was also held in another 20 Turkish cities and in many other cities across the globe, including Rome, Johannesburg and Sarajevo.
In the Italian capital, hundreds of people gathered at the famous Spanish Steps to perform a dance as part of the event.
Protest organiser Gretchen Bloom said violence affects one third of all women in the world.
"Hopefully today with one billion women and men rising all over the world to say 'we are here together and enough', things will change," said Bloom.
The One Billion Rising campaign was started by American playwright and activist Eve Ensler against all forms of sexual crime against women.
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