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P!nk unveils dance video to demand justice for women

P!nk has unveiled a video of herself and her tour crew dancing in an effort to speak out against injustice and violence directed at women.

The singer has teamed up with the One Billion Rising for Justice campaign, which on 14 February 2014, 1 billion people across the globe will rise for justice and protest against violence against women.

P!nk is seen dancing on her tour stage alongside her crew and speaking in a statement, the singer said:

"I have never liked bullies of any kind. Whether it's someone picking on the 'fat' kid, the 'retarded' kid, the 'short' kid, the 'black' kid, the 'Asian' kid, the 'gay' kid, the 'girl', cause she 'hits like a girl' or is the 'weaker sex'...You name it. Different 'reasons', same 'bully'. The bully is the problem. The bully needs a hug, a lesson, enlightenment. The bully is the one that really feels inferior, so he/she picks on someone else to make that person feel inferior too.

"When I read about this organisation, how people get together of their own free will and dance, use their bodies, to express their rage- outrage- around the injustice that women feel all over the world, every day- I was inspired. I am a woman. I know women. I have sisters, strong and less strong, small and less small, Asian and black, gay and straight, Indian and Native American... We are all equally deserving of respect and personal space. I will fight for that right for all of us.

"And we come together to do so on our stage, with our brothers and menfolk- where we express our freedom every night. And that freedom inspires others to be free. We hope this video helps. And we hope for that one day when all women and girls are able to have respect, and personal space, and to be able to express themselves in whatever way THEY feel is right for them."

 

 

 

 

Watch the dance video below: