V-Day’s Annual Reports
We encourage you to download our annual report where you will find information on our campaigns, quotes from our organizers, images from all over the world, and ways to get involved.
*NEW* 2011: Viva Vevolution!
As the holiday season begins, I am so thankful for the incredible gift of V-Day, this uncontainable force for good made up of people like you across this planet who continue to fight to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
At this time of year-end thanks and reflection, I am also so pleased to share with you Viva Vevolution!, V-Day's annual report, which documents an incredible and unique year in our movement.
In an effort to "go green," we are offering you an online, interactive format. I hope you enjoy it.
CLICK HERE for the 2011 Annual Report - Viva Vevolution! >
The 2010-2011 year was a time of great transformation for our team at V-Day, and our activists and supporters globally. Overall when we look back at this year, we see a deepening of our collective commitment to ending violence against women and girls, and a renewed clarity about our work and the path ahead.
Here is what we know. We are a global change movement. We have no interest in patching up this system as it is. We support women leaders and visionaries in grassroots communities who are changing the traditions, structures, norms, givens, politics, laws, and religious imperatives of those communities. We believe in all-out change and revolution and we know nothing less will suffice if we want to end violence and save the planet.
This past year, V-Day was brought to new communities, with more grassroots women and men involved and activated than ever before. Our work in Haiti met critical needs for women survivors of violence while in the Congo we opened the City of Joy, already a catalyst for our global movement. We saw V-Day touch new groups as V-Girls was ignited and V-Men gained momentum through a burgeoning male-driven effort. Our inspiring, taboo-breaking college and community activists went even further this year, organizing over 5000 V-Day events in all fifty United States and Puerto Rico and in more than 60 countries.
While our work has had great success, the political, economic and social climate has gotten worse in many ways. The Occupy Wall Street movement has illuminated the clear and direct connections between economic hardship and the struggles of women trapped in violent situations around the world, while scandals such as the one that took place at Penn State University have reminded us that true and meaningful conversations about gender, power and abuse are urgently needed.
There is much work to be done, and what is required now is visionary and strategic action. As V-Day approaches its 15th anniversary in February 2013, we need you more than ever to be with us, to give your time and resources and love to the work of ending violence.
There is nothing more important.
With my deepest gratitude and V-love and wishes for a very happy Thanksgiving to you all,
Eve
CLICK HERE for the 2011 Annual Report, Viva Vevolution! >
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*December 31st is the last day to make charitable donations in order to claim them on your 2010 tax return. 86 cents of every dollar you give goes to ending violence against women and girls.
2010: BUILDING THE MOVEMENT, BUILDING THE CITY OF JOY
In 2010, V-Day once again mobilized thousands of activists, stakeholders, politicians and supporters around the world to keep a sharp and steady focus on the epidemic of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In February 2011, we opened the City of Joy, a revolutionary center for survivors of sexual violence in Bukavu. We are beyond thrilled to finally be at this important juncture in V-Day's work, as we know that the City of Joy will serve as a model for groundbreaking and transformative work in other parts of the world where women and girls are being violated.
VIEW V-DAY'S 2010 ANNUAL REPORT >
2009: TURNING PAIN TO POWER
In 2009, alongside our worldwide activists, V-Day was horrified by the brutal and rampant violence that makes the Congo the most dangerous place to be a woman or girl, but inspired daily by the spirit of the women and girls of the Congo. Impassioned by this spirit, we were determined to bring the story of the Congo to the world. In telling the story, we made new friends and associations, expanded our networks and felt truly reinvigorated as we entered our 11th year! Thanks to you we are able to continue this important work and TURN PAIN TO POWER.
DOWNLOAD V-DAY'S 2009 ANNUAL REPORT >
2008: CHANGE THE STORY OF WOMEN
In 2008, V-Day celebrated its 10th anniversary. We saw amazing victories and pushed the V-Day movement to the next level. In our 2008 Annual Report, we have taken a moment to look back at the past decade, recap our V TO THE TENTH year, and look ahead to 2009.