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30 Sep

Posted at 21:11h
Over the past 20 years, V-Day has provided the support and tools for activists across the globe to host benefit events, including V’s (formerly Eve Ensler) The Vagina Monologues, and other artistic works in order to raise awareness and funds for grassroots groups striving to end violence against all women and girls. Every year, the V-Day Spotlight campaign calls attention to a particular group of women who are experiencing elevated levels of violence and disproportionate socio-political marginalization, in an effort to raise awareness for the issues they face and aid the community groups working to address these injustices. V-Day’s 2018-2019 Spotlight, created in...

10 Sep

Posted at 12:12h
V-Day’s Beyond Incarceration project, launched in 2019, expands and deepens V-Day’s ongoing work with formerly incarcerated women and incarcerated women, engaging and educating activists throughout the US and worldwide in a dialogue around restorative justice. Roslyn Smith is V-Day’s Beyond Incarceration Project Manager. In her blog, Dispatches from Beyond Incarceration, Roz writes an ongoing series about her experiences as a formerly incarcerated women, including short and long dispatches on prison reform and prison abolition, often highlighting news articles around the experiences of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, pieces highlighting what she’s thinking about, what she’s worried about, including interviews with formerly...

10 Sep

Posted at 12:06h
THE V-BOARD The V-Board is a group of extraordinary women who provide vision, leadership, and wisdom to help guide and support V-Day in its work. Carole Black Jennifer Buffett Rosario Dawson Jane Fonda Pat Mitchell Stephanie Nadi Olson Maya Penn Lisa Schejola Akin Regina K. Scully Susan Celia Swan V (formerly Eve Ensler) THE V-DAY CORE V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against all women and girls (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender based violence). The V-Day Core consists of Founder V (formerly Eve Ensler) and a small number of...

10 Jun

Posted at 22:11h in Newsletter, One Billion Rising
“We are a society that has been structured from top to bottom by race. You don’t get beyond that by deciding not to talk about it anymore. It will always come back; it will always reassert itself over and over again.” – Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw I was released from prison in October of 2018 and have been home now for a year and eight months. I remember counting the years and days of my confinement with a heavy heart, now I count my days of freedom with pleasure and gratitude. We measure time in many different ways but for me...

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...

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...

27 Sep

Posted at 16:00h in Dispatches from Beyond Incarceration, V-Day
A Meaningful Journey: Discussing Re-entry with New Hours’ Emerge Program: In today’s world, where second chances are often hard to come by, some organizations stand as beacons of Hope for those who have faced the challenges of reentry into society after incarceration. New Hour, a remarkable non-profit organization, is one such Beacon. New Hour is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting justice-impacted women and providing successful support for mothers and children seeking a fresh start. It is located in Brentwood, Long Island, a far cry from my roots in the bustling city of Brooklyn, New York. They offer a range...