On Tuesday afternoon, the doors of Akshara Centre’s Dadaroffice are wide open; understandably so, given the number of people coming in with paperwork and what seem like elaborate plans later laid out on a long table.

The organisation, which works on gender issues, is gearing up to kickstart the Mumbai leg of One Billion Rising (OBR), a movement launched in more than 176 countries to oppose violence against women. OBR has been launched by American playwright and feminist, Eve Ensler, best known for her play, The Vagina Monologues.