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V-Day

19 Sep

Posted at 17:24h in Newsletter, V-Day

Ruth Bader Ginsburg died yesterday at sundown at the age of 87 on the eve of Rosh Hashanah. It’s said people who die on Rosh Hashanah are of greatest righteousness. She gave us her life over and over. She was a hero and a strategist and a brilliant legal mind and first and foremost, she opened this world for women. We mourn her, we celebrate her.We RISE in her name for gender equality, immigrant rights, access to abortion, voting rights, LGBTQIA equality, healthcare, workers’ rights – the rights that she dedicated her life to. We refuse the deadly, hypocritical engine...

04 Sep

Posted at 18:22h in Newsletter, V-Day

"THAT KINDNESS" -A NEW THEATRICAL OFFERING IN SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION & NURSES EVERYWHERE Over the past two months, V (formerly Eve Ensler) has been listening to the stories and experiences of frontline nurses. With the help of Alixa Garcia, Morley, James Lecesne, and National Nurses United, V presents THAT KINDNESS, From and For the Nurses of America, a new theatrical offering in support of California Nurses Association and nurses everywhere. The performance will feature your favorite actors depicting nurses’ struggles and triumphs during the pandemic. This evening will honor, celebrate and lift up the voice of the registered nurse. Featuring: Ed Blunt, Connie Britton, Rosario...

22 May

Posted at 22:18h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

Photo: @liderescampesinas; @nationalnurses "In this time of the Great Transition where we move from transaction to connection, from dying for profit to living for people and the earth, a major ingredient of this transformation will be seeing and honoring and valuing and protecting those who make our lives possible." – V 25 May is our Founder V’s (formerly Eve Ensler) 67th birthday. To celebrate this day and to honor our commitment to frontline women, donate to the Rising in the Time of Corona Emergency Fund. The rapid spread of coronavirus across the globe has revealed what has always been a glaring truth for so many...

08 May

Posted at 22:38h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

Photo Credit: @stinknormale_superhelden Today, V-Day wishes all a Happy Mother's Day. As we reflect upon and honor the women who have given us life – whether that is through birth, chosen family, or adoption – we express our deepest gratitude and celebrate these mothers today and every day. We give thanks for our most essential mother – Mother Earth – and we honor essential mothers everywhere. We honor caretakers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic who are risking their lives as essential workers while still mothering, helping, holding, healing, caring, and loving. SUPPORT THE V-DAY MOTHER'S DAY FUND FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN V-Day...

04 May

Posted at 11:50h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

Dearest Activists, As the world faces the Covid-19 pandemic, activists, artists, survivors, youth around the world are rising to help impacted communities, frontline workers, and survivors. We invite you support these two new efforts created in solidarity. Your donation will provide much needed assistance and hope for women in these uncertain times. With thanks for your activism and support. V-love,V, Susan, Christine, Monique, Roslyn, Purva, Tony, Carl, Kristina, Leila & Swetha RISING IN THE TIME OF CORONA EMERGENCY FUND The rapid spread of coronavirus across the globe has revealed what has always been a glaring truth for so many of the essential workers who are the...

08 Feb

Posted at 00:30h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

RISE 2020 One Billion Rising activists are taking to the streets across the globe amplifying some of the most pressing issues that intersect with violence against all women and girls (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence). Risings are Raising the Vibration, amplifying the voices of survivors, youth, and communities globally, making lasting impact through creative vision and voice. Risings are planned in over 180 countries. India is rising in all 29 states, hundreds of risings are planned in Poland, Germany, Italy and the Philippines respectively. Across Europe, the European Women’s Lobby has launched a massive...

24 Jan

Posted at 00:45h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

Dearest Activists, Friends & Supporters, 2019 was a powerful year in our movement that saw grassroots activists pushing boundaries and engaging in dialogue through an intersectional lens, with art and activism always at the forefront. V-Day, One Billion Rising, and City of Joy activists around the world escalated the urgency to fight for gender, climate, economic and racial justice while tirelessly working to end harassment, rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation and sex slavery. Activists are Rising against a rising tide of right-wing nationalism, white supremacy, fascism, tyranny, hatred of and fear of immigrants, misogyny, femicide, homophobia, transphobia, corporate greed, and climate destruction. Your friendship, activism,...

23 Jan

Posted at 00:36h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

WOMEN RESTAURANT WORKERS & ALLIES PROTEST GOV. CUOMO’S EXCLUSION OF RESTAURANTS FROM TIPPED WORKER EXECUTIVE ACTION BY ENGAGING IN MASS PUBLIC SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING ‘Women Workers Rising’ Action By One Fair Wage and One Billion RisingWill Feature Women Celebrities and Performances Standing in Solidarity For One Fair Wage & Safe & Dignified Workplaces In response to Governor Cuomo’s New Year’s Eve announcement that he would enact One Fair Wage – a full minimum wage with tips on top – for all tipped workers except restaurant workers, women restaurant workers and their allies will stage a mass public self-defense training in front of the Governor’s office. Playwright/Founder...

31 Dec

Posted at 00:42h in City of Joy, Newsletter, One Billion Rising, V-Day

In 2020, together we will RAISE THE VIBRATION through Action, Art, Connection, Imagination, and Love as survivors, activists, youth create V-Day benefits, One Billion Rising and Raise the Vibration creative resistance events across the planet. Together, we RISE to free all women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities) from sexual, physical, racial, economic, political, socio-cultural, ideological and climate crisis violence. RISE to end rape, battery, incest, sexual harassment, female genital mutilation, sexual slavery and trafficking, child marriage, femicide, sexual, gender and reproductive oppression, and violence towards LGBTQIA+ communities. RISE to end capitalism, colonization, racism, imperialism, war and climate catastrophe. WE...

20 Dec

Posted at 00:51h in V-Day

Photo: facebook.com/freechrystul Yet again, our criminal justice system is failing black women and girls. Chrystul Kizer, a black teenager from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is facing life in prison for defending herself against her abuser, Randall Volar, III, a 34-year-old white male.  When Chrystul was 17, Volar began sexually assaulting and trafficking her and made child pornography of her, as well as other girls.  Despite the fact that the local police was investigating  Volar for abusing other girls at the time of his death, Chrystul is currently facing the prospect of living the rest of her life behind bars.  She is being held on a...