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| OBR Swaziland – from Colani Hlatjwako (OBR Africa regional coordinator) |
OBR Riau, Indonesia – from Dewi Amelia (OBR Riau coordinator)
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As we close out 2016, we are in awe of the revolutionary activism and achievements of V-Day, One Billion Rising and City of Joy.
Your generous support ensures that we are able to continue to support radical and creative resistance to all forms of violence against women and girls.
Now is the time for each of us to go deeper and commit ourselves – in heart and action – to the work of ending violence in all its forms. The future of our planet and our children depends on it. We must live now on the edge of incomprehensible madness, refusing to give up and refusing to pretend. Dancing on the precipice of annihilation while passionately encouraging and welcoming the new paradigm. It means leaping and assuming you will fall, dancing in the chaotic impossible passionate possible.
MAKE an End of Year Donation TODAY >
31 December is the last day to make charitable donations in order to claim them on your 2016 tax return. V-Day is a top rated charity on Guidestar and Charity Navigator.
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| OBR Kanpur, India – from Kamla Bhasin (OBR South Asia regional coordinator)/ and Abha Bhaiya (OBR India Coordinator) |
OBR Cameroon – from Amonatou Saher (OBR Cameroon coordinator) |
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There is still time to plan a local OBR or V-Day event in your community. Throughout the month of February and through International Women’s Day on 8 March, V-Day benefits and One Billion Rising events will be taking place EVERYWHERE.
Say it, Stage it: Produce a V-Day benefit of The Vagina Monologues or A Memory, A Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer in your town, city, college campus. Raise awareness and funds locally and shine a Spotlight on Violence in the Workplace.
RISE in Solidarity Against the Exploitation of Women through One Billion Rising. Gather your community and stage a Rising in 2017.
Radically reimagine how you can use the tools to end all forms of violence against women and girls:
PRODUCE a V-Day Benefit >
ATTEND a V-Day Benefit >
FIND/PLAN a Rising >
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The recent performance poetry project at the The Culture Project at The Lynn Redgrave Theater featured the innovative work of Aja Monet, Gina Loring & Jaha Zainabu. The show platformed vital voices, out from the margins and on to center stage, in a celebration of black womanhood that embraced individuality with integrity, solidarity, and humor. Produced by Eve and One Billion Rising, the evening was sold out and received an amazing response by audience members. Here are some snapshots from the evening, as photographed by Nina Robinson:
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One Billion Rising has joined the growing coalition of individuals, organizations, and grassroots groups who will be convening for The Women’s March on Washington on 21 Jan, 2017. In D.C. and in cities across the U.S. activists will be gathering, RISING, and marching to send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us. We will update in the new year with more details including signs and a suggested meeting location for those of you who plan to join the march in D.C.
JOIN the Women’s March >
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FIND a sister march in communities worldwide >
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The following update was sent from the founders and team leaders of Dolphin Anti-Rape in Kenya, and covers work done between September 2016 and November 2016.
The trainings were done in Maungu Sub-County of Taita Tavetta County, Vipingo Sub-County of Kilifi County and Nairobi County 3 Schools where we trained a total of 376 School Teachers, Community women trainers and 4060 schools girls and they were as follows:
- 112 Teachers drawn from Maungu Sub-County.
- 84 Community women trainers drawn from Maungu Sub-County.
- 104 Teachers drawn from Vipingo Sub-County.
- 74 Community women trainers drawn from Vipingo Sub-County.
- 500 Students from Lakisama high school.
- 1800 Students from State House high school.
- 1760 Students from Pangani high school.
– What is next: We shall do trainings in Kilifi County and Mombasa County. The work will commence from January 2017 through to March 2017.
– A great story about those we have trained:
Reports from Maungu Sub County show a reduction in rape cases as compared to the previous situation before we carried out the activity.
DONATE to support their work >
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Dear V-Supporters and Friends,
As the year winds down, we reflect on the revolutionary, evolutionary work of V-Day, One Billion Rising and City of Joy.
Your support and that of activists around the globe means everything to us – your trust, generosity and vision make our movement possible.
V-Day is as alive and dynamic as ever as our work unfolded against a backdrop of violence, inequity, and patriarchy across the globe. 2016 was another poignant chapter in the evolution of our movement, bringing hope and a way forward to the most marginalized communities. One Billion Rising activists – across 200 countries – rose up to demand an end to violence against women and girls, calling for the societal underpinnings that allow violence to thrive unchecked to be dismantled, once and for all. In 2017, One Billion Rising activists will Rise In Solidarity, giving sharper focus and visibility to the exploitation of women, and to harnessing even stronger global solidarity to demand an end to violence in all forms.
Just last week, City of Joy in Congo graduated its 10th class. A total of 849 graduates have gone through the program and by the end of 2017, we will have graduated 1000 women. A new feature length documentary about the City of Joy – entitled CITY OF JOY – premiered to rave reviews at the DOC NYC Film Festival in November, with upcoming screenings to be announced in the new year. V-World Farm is thriving, with abundant crops and deep community involvement.
Hundreds of college and communities are actively presenting performances of The Vagina Monologues and A Memory, Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer as part of V-Day’s College and Community Campaigns. Our new Rising Fund helped groundbreaking, frontline women-lead grassroots groups to challenge long-held traditions, engender change and keep women and girls safe.
Our most recent Annual Report, Rise For Revolution, is now available in an interactive, online format, showcasing much of this incredible work.
As the holiday season is upon us, please consider making a donation to support our work. Every donation you make ensures art and activism is at the core of our movement, which is needed now more than ever.
Donate online at vday.org/donate*.
Now is the time for each of us to go deeper and commit ourselves – in heart and action – to the work of ending violence in all its forms. The future of our planet and our children depends on it. We must live now on the edge of incomprehensible madness, refusing to give up and refusing to pretend. Dancing on the precipice of annihilation while passionately encouraging and welcoming the new paradigm. It means leaping and assuming you will fall, dancing in the chaotic impossible passionate possible.
Let 2017 be our radical, revolutionary uniting.
Let’s RISE.
With deepest gratitude and ReVolutionary love,
Eve, Susan, Christine, Monique, Shael, Colleen, Carl & Kristina
Donate online at vday.org/donate*
* 31 December is the last day to make charitable donations in order to claim them on your 2016 tax return. V-Day is a top rated charity on Guidestar and Charity Navigator.
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Art by Jackie Fawn, used with permission of Honor the Earth
Instead of buying gifts and unnecessarily using up resources, this giving season you can make a donation to HONOR THE EARTH & V-DAY’S RISING FUND FOR WOMEN OF STANDING ROCK in the name of a loved one. This rapid response fund will support indigenous women and women’s groups working to protect the vital resource that is water at Standing Rock and throughout Native lands. By donating to this fund you can give the gift of solidarity, while also providing much needed support to women who are working around the clock to stave off forces that are seeking to destroy their sacred land, history, traditions and very existence. We will send a gorgeous digital card notifying the recipient of your thoughtful gift, a donation in their name to a fund supporting the ongoing work of women who are leading the resistance at Standing Rock and beyond.
RISE for Mother Earth
RISE for Water Not Oil
RISE for the Powerful Indigenous Women Leaders at Standing Rock
RISE 2017!
LEARN about the FUND, DONATE today >
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“Leaving our arms does not mean leaving behind political activity and social awareness. We can have a political life from here, one without arms.” – In Colombia, a female fighter talks about life after FARC in Difficult Forgiveness by Valeria Luiselli.
This piece is first in a new innovative series that pairs female writers with women who are fighting, or have fought, in armed resistance movements worldwide to bring to light the distinctive personalities, politics, and circumstances of participation. The Guernica series is in partnership with the Politics of Sexual Violence Initiative and V-Day. Subsequent essays will be published in 2017.
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Activists: #RiseInSolidarity and protest the
normalization of sexual assault, racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, &
hate. Women & Allies actions are happening in cities and communities across
the country on Monday, 12 December.
Find one in
your community >
Here’s more background from the organizers at
WOMEN & ALLIES:
Vision: Protection of women’s rights
and the rights of all vulnerable groups in this country.
Mission: Mobilizing women and allies
to leverage our collective power as citizens for immediate action against any
effort to erode the rights of women and other vulnerable groups.
Strike out message: The
president-elect has demonstrated overt contempt for women and a troubling
sexual misogyny before and during his campaign. As such, we have no reason to
believe that the new president or his nominees or the Republican Congress will
stand up for women’s rights. So we must take action ourselves. By striking out
on December 12th we demonstrate our collective power as citizens and our
determination to act as a check against any effort to erode the rights of
women. In addition, we stand in solidarity with the myriad other groups the
president-elect has maligned during his shameful campaign.
Victory: On the 12th of December,
women and allies in cities across the country unify to demonstrate our
collective power. We deliver the message in a unified voice that we are ready
to stand against any government action that would serve to erode the rights of
women and other vulnerable groups.
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NYC area activists: #RiseInSolidarity with Standing Rock.
Join Mark Ruffalo, Cody Two Bears, Chase Iron Eyes + Tokata Iron Eyes for a benefit to serve the Sioux Nation of North Dakota hosted by ABC Carpet & Home. Special Guests include Eve Ensler, Josh Fox, Jon Bowermaster, Deepak Chopra and More
Thursday, 15 December
7 pm on the mezzanine
Purchase tickets & more information:
http://bit.ly/2gDFtOV