MA in Clinical Psychology Program Participates in One Billion Rising

The Los Angeles Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology community participated in the One Billion Rising Campaign “Rise for Freedom” by dancing to the song “Break the Chain” at the AULA Courtyard on February 27. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence) in human history.

The campaign, which launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that one in three women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at eight billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS.

“We rose in solidarity for Trans Women and Girls, Mother Earth, Women’s Reproductive Rights, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls,” said Julie Rodriguez, Program Coordinator for the MA in Clinical Psychology Program.

Photo from left to right: Healix Tolbert (MAP Student), Ellena Arellan (MAP Senior Academic Advisor), Ghazal Noor (Student Services), Emee Decanay (Executive Director Campus Enrollment Management and Student Services), Tenika Jackson (MAP Chair), Julie Rodriguez (MAP Program Coordinator), and Jenn Ellingwood (Director of Program Administration) standing outside holding signs for One Billion Rising.
Photo from left to right: Healix Tolbert (MAP Student), Ellena Arellan (MAP Senior Academic Advisor), Ghazal Noor (Student Services), Emee Decanay (Executive Director Campus Enrollment Management and Student Services), Tenika Jackson (MAP Chair), Julie Rodriguez (MAP Program Coordinator), and Jenn Ellingwood (Director of Program Administration).