At 2:14 p.m. this afternoon, hundreds gathered on the Arcata Plaza for the One Billion Rising V-Day Flash Mob, part of weeklong V-Day Humboldt festivities raising awareness about violence perpetrated against women. (For the complete list of remaining V-Week events, click here.)
Women (and some men) young and old performed a choreographed dance. We present evidence:
The following video was taken by Don Husman.
This article appears in Making Wood Sing.







It’s so nice of them to be standing in the planter. I guess that’s a step down from climbing the statue, but still… disappointing.
Whats really touching are the boys in the crowd!
Whats really touching are the boys in the crowd!