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…

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…

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…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis | [email protected], [email protected] Alex Cutler | Lauren Duffy I Mariam Ahmed DEAR EVERYTHING A MUSICAL UPRISING FOR THE EARTH ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DATE FOR U.S. TOUR SEPTEMBER 25 IN ATLANTA PRODUCED BY V-DAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER WRITTEN BY…

For more than forty years, Afghanistan has been the battleground for proxy wars, exploited by global and regional powers at the expense of its people. This long history of conflict has left the country devastated — physically, economically, and emotionally. Entire generations have grown up in war, poverty, and displacement,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis | [email protected], [email protected] Alex Cutler | Lauren Duffy I Mariam Ahmed DEAR EVERYTHING A MUSICAL UPRISING FOR THE EARTH ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR  PRODUCED BY V-DAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER WRITTEN BY TONY AWARD WINNER V (FORMERLY EVE ENSLER)…

From Survivor to Leader in a Time of Conflict: 84 Women Graduate from the City of Joy Photo: Carlos Schuler It was with emotion that the City of Joy concluded our 27th training session in women’s leadership and emotional healing on 27 June. Since the opening of the City of…

Source: Lucinda Evans Advocating and Celebrating with the Youth in the Northern Cape lets hear the Voices, lets see beyond the Violence the Potential sadly overlooked #TheBrownChildDieColoredYoungPersonDieBruinKind We collaborated with SC Kearns High school, a school with many challenges and we got half the school Learners, the Young people to…

Source: One Billion Rising Nigeria “Lagos was recently home to a colorful and vibrant celebration of culture, activism and the arts as One Billion Rising Nigeria and IRISE hosted the second edition of the Lagos Freedom Festival.” – (🎥) Plus TV Africa “At Lagos Freedom Festival, we don’t just fight…

On Earth Day and every day we RISE for Climate Justice & Mother Earth. We amplify the connections between the exploitation of women and the exploitation of the earth. The global climate crisis impacts communities around the world. Women and girls suffer the most in terms of long-term loss of…