NEWS & BLOG

30 Dec

Posted at 12:55h in City of Joy, Newsletter, V-Day

A Blessing, a Center of Rebirth and Love: City of Joy Celebrates 28th Graduation Ceremony Photo: Carlos Schuler On 19 December 2025, the City of Joy celebrated the graduation of its 28th class, bringing the total number of women whose pain has been transformed into power to 2,407. On this day, 85 women reintegrated into their communities — a powerful milestone in our ongoing work to support Congolese women survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. In her address, Christine Schuler Deschryver, co-founder and director of the City of Joy and V-Day Congo, spoke about the war in eastern DRC, underscoring the continued advance of...

22 Dec

Posted at 11:46h in City of Joy, Dear Everything, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day, Voices

Your support over the years has meant the world to us. As 2025 draws to a close, we are filled with gratitude for the survivors, artists, and activists who have made V-Day into a singular, ever-evolving global activist movement to end violence against women, gender-expansive people, and the Earth. In 2025, V-Day continued to boldly shatter norms and create spaces for grassroots dialogue through art and activism: ONE BILLION RISING activists have been mobilizing worldwide our 2026 campaign - RISE FOR OUR BODIES, OUR EARTH, OUR FUTURE - to transform the architectures of violence: economic and political, class and race, cultural and religious...

19 Dec

Posted at 17:08h in V-Day

The film powerfully captures a real story that ignited a movement and helped redefine the conversation around justice, women’s rights and reproductive rights in Argentina. BELÉN won the RTVE-Otra Mirada Award for Fonzi, the Silver Seashell for Best Supporting Performance for Pláate at the 2025 San Sebastián International Film Festival and has advanced to the next round of voting for the 98th Academy Awards international feature film category. (Source: Forbes)...

28 Nov

Posted at 10:52h in V-Day

These past weeks of non-stop news surrounding the Epstein files have deeply impacted countless survivors. Our founder, author and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler), speaks directly into this moment in her latest piece for The Guardian: "If Epstein’s survivors don’t receive justice that is a ticking timebomb: Millions of sexual violence survivors will not live a day longer with this torturous injustice." V writes: "Once you have been raped you have an aura, a stamp of brokenness that until you have begun to heal, constantly attracts more abusers who can smell your vulnerability and do their best to exploit it. It...

24 Nov

Posted at 19:46h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

One Billion Rising Theme for 2026 is Announced Today (25 Nov) on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the first day of 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM, we announce the 2026 theme as an invitation to survivors, artists and activists everywhere to RISE in 2026. The 2026 theme RISE FOR OUR BODIES, OUR FUTURE, OUR EARTH was inspired by feedback from global coordinators and rising activists worldwide and drafted by the One Billion Rising Council at their annual meeting. One Billion Rising is the largest global campaign to stop violence against women, gender expansive people, and the Earth....

30 Oct

Posted at 14:16h in Dear Everything, Newsletter, V-Day

On the heels of its first tour, Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth is coming to BAM in NYC on Earth Day (April 22) 2026 – featuring the iconic Jane Fonda in the role of narrator. "I am honored to have the opportunity to stand on the BAM stage, alongside these powerful performers to bring Dear Everything to New York. Our planet is burning from human-made climate catastrophe, and we need to join together to confront this," she adds. "Dear Everything is about the power of solidarity and it gives us the anthems we need for the job."– Jane...

29 Oct

Posted at 13:58h in Dispatches from Beyond Incarceration, One Billion Rising, V-Day

From August 26th to the 31st, I had the incredible opportunity to facilitate a transformative training session at the Mariandale Retreat Center in Ossining, New York. This experience was not only a professional milestone but also a deeply personal journey, especially as I worked with 21 formerly incarcerated women—some of whom I’ve known for years and have lived alongside during my 39 years of incarceration. The combination of shared history and the serene environment created a powerful atmosphere for healing and growth. The Mariandale Retreat Center Mariandale Dominican Sisters retreat center nestled in the picturesque Hudson Valley, is a hidden gem...

22 Oct

Posted at 18:05h in Dear Everything, Newsletter, V-Day

Next stop, BAM in NYC Photos: Donna Permell (Atlanta), Alexander Tamargo/Getty (Miami), Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty (Los Angeles), Brandon Cruz (Salt Lake City) Endless gratitude to our cast, creatives, crew, youth council, activists, choirs, funders, host committees, everyone at V-Day and ART, and the audiences who made it all possible! Dear Everything was created to be theater for the people! 4 CITIES, 3000 PEOPLE, 18 CLIMATE GROUPS FUNDED To the creative team behind this piece, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Diane Paulus, Justin Tranter, Caroline Pennell, Eren Cannata, Idina Menzel, and Daniel Crean. To our cast (Terence Archie, Brittany Campbell, Luke Ferrari, Paravi, Crystal Monee Hall, Laurel Harris,...

26 Aug

Posted at 08:00h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ashé Cultural Arts Center will produce Swimming Upstream: The Katrina Monologues at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. This powerful stage production shares the true stories of women navigating the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita—stories of survival, displacement, return, and transformation—through spoken word, song, and movement. Originally produced by Carol Bebelle and playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) in partnership with V-Day and the Ashé Cultural Arts Center, Swimming Upstream was first performed at the Superdome in 2008 to honor the women of New Orleans and the Gulf South post Katrina, in a celebration...

14 Aug

Posted at 15:30h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

On the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, we stand with the women – and all vulnerable groups – of Afghanistan against imperialism, militarism, fundamentalism, and fascism. Since 2021, the Taliban has targeted women, destroying their right to education, autonomy, and the most fundamental human rights. Women and girls in Afghanistan can no longer attend school, they’re banned from almost all jobs, including medical training, and are banned from most public spaces. Girls are forced into child marriage and face a devastating mental health crisis. The female suicide rate in Afghanistan remains among the highest in the world. We...