- ({}) is text speak for 'vagina.' ({}) is the symbol of women and our innate power. When we begin to understand our ({}) power, we can help other women to realize or regain their ({}) power.
Category Archives: Activists
Stephanie, if your vagina could …
The following video is the seventh and final in a series promoting V-Day Petaluma‘s 2015 production of The Vagina Monologues. The monologues are stories, written by Eve Ensler, after interviewing over 200 women. They express the resiliency and sensuality of … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, mother nature, Petaluma, pregnancy, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, teens, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina, vagina warrior, Videos, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged Alaina Preston, Becca Payne, Claudia de la Pena, Dianna Grayer, gender equality, Gretchen Lund, Guided To Safety, Kathleen Haynie, Katy Zincavage, Lynn Wong, Mary Neidel, resilience, Ronda, Ronda Black, Sandra Anfang, Sarah Soss, sensuality, Sheridan Gold, Stephanie Stone, The Vagina Monologues, Trisha Almond, violence against girls, violence against women
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4 days til the ({V})
Yes! Four days til V-Day Petaluma’s 2015 production of The Vagina Monologues! Hope you have your tickets! If not, here are the details … Show Only, advance – $20 (now through noon of show date) from BrownPaperTickets or Fourchette Show … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, Take Back The Night, teens, The Vagina Monologues, Trigger Warning, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, VAWA, Victims, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged Alaina Preston, Becca Payne, Claudia de la Pena, Dianna Grayer, DJVal, Gretchen Lund, Guided To Safety, Jerrie Patterson, Kathleen Haynie, Katy Zincavage, Lynn Wong, Mary Neidel, Ronda Black, Sandra Anfang, Sarah Soss, Sheridan Gold, Stephanie Stone, The Vagina Monologues, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, Val Richman
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Katy, if your vagina could …
The following video is the sixth in a series promoting V-Day Petaluma‘s 2015 production of The Vagina Monologues. The monologues are stories, written by Eve Ensler, after interviewing over 200 women. They express the resiliency and sensuality of women as … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, mother nature, Petaluma, pregnancy, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, teens, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina, vagina warrior, Videos, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged gender equality, Guided To Safety, resilience, Ronda, sensuality, The Vagina Monologues, Trisha, violence against girls, violence against women
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Jane Fonda is RISING for REVOLUTION
Every woman and girl, RISE UP and state, “This is MY body, my body’s Holy!” Join us Saturday, February 14 for One Billion Rising: REVOLUTION!
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!
Tagged Commission on the Status of Women, dance, drum, February 14, gender equality, Guided To Safety, Jane Fonda, North Bay, One Billion Rising, Rise
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Get Your Calendar Ready for FEBRUARY
Join us February 14 for One BILLION Rising REVOLUTION! Walk & Dance Your Revolution! Walk, Dance, Speak Out for justice and Demand an end to violence against women and girls ({}) ({}) ({}) ({}) ({}) ({}) ({}) On February … Continue reading
RISE, WALK & DANCE!
Join us Saturday, February 14, for the 3rd annual One Billion Rising: REVOLUTION! One Billion Rising Revolution is an escalation of the first two campaign stages – One Billion Rising and One Billion Rising for Justice. We’ve danced. We’ve demanded … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, Dance!, Eve Ensler, Flash Mobs, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma Rises!, relationship abuse, sexual assault, Silent No More - a walk, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina, Why We Are Rising, women
Tagged accountability, art, catalyst, Change, dignity, drumming, equality, February 14, flash mobs, global movement, justice, paradigm shift, powerful, Revolution, transformation
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Confronting My Abuser & Finding Peace
How I Finally Confronted My Abuser, and Found Peace by Jessica Montoya Two years ago, I stood in front of a crowd of thousands of people at the One Billion Rising in Santa Fe, and I told my story. The … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, Dance!, Eve Ensler, Flash Mobs, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina
Tagged abuse, abuser, beaten, documentary, Glenn Close, Marissa Tmei, murder, New York, peace, prison, rape, revenge, Santa Fe, Trauma, What I Want My Words To Do To You
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A Force that can Heal Trauma
The following is another in a series of stories building up to February 14th’s One Billion Rising: REVOLUTION! There’s a Force that Can Heal Trauma, and it’s Not What You Think By Sohini Chakraborty Dance can set you free. It … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, Eve Ensler, Flash Mobs, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, One Billion Rising, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina
Tagged advocates, dance movement therapy, Healing, Kolkata Sanved, Manjusri Chaki Sircar, Sanlaap, Sohini Chakraborty, The Vagina Monologues, Trauma
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What is One Billion Rising?
One Billion Rising Revolution is an escalation of the first two stages of our campaign – One Billion Rising (2013) and One Billion Rising for Justice (2014). The last two years we’ve mobilized, engaged, awakened and joined people worldwide to … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, Dance!, Eve Ensler, Flash Mobs, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina
Tagged Change, February 14, Revolution, Rise, Valentines Day, Victory Over Violence, Walk
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RISING to End Female Genital Mutilation
The following is one of many stories being that will be shared on the OBR website as a build-up to the February 14, 2015 global campaign, “ONE BILLION RISING for REVOLUTION.” This particular article is written by Agnes Pareyio, Founder, … Continue reading
Posted in Activists, Dance!, Eve Ensler, girls, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma Rises!, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina
Tagged Africa, Agnes Pareyio, female genital mutilation, fgm, Kenya, labia majora, labia minora, Safe House
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North Bay ONE BILLION RISING 