- ({}) 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: Petaluma
2015 ({V})Warrior announced
A ({Vagina})Warrior is a vagina-friendly person of any gender identification who embodies the spirit of equality and empowerment, and assists in the battle to end violence against women. Each V-Season we select an individual in the community we feel represents the … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, Education, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, Petaluma, pregnancy, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, teens, unhealthy relationships, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, VAWA, Victims, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged abuse, Casa Grande High School, CGHS, Eyes Open, Haley Baird, Helen Grieco, Lori Burleson, LoveIsRespect, Michelle Doyle, North Bay, Petaluma City Council, Petaluma Mayor, proclamation, Todd Siders, V-Warrior, Vagina Warrior, Val Richman, violence against girls, violence against women
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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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RESPECT Week: Feb 9 – 13
Did you know that in 2010 Congress designated February as “National Teen Dating Violence Awareness” month? This silent epidemic – physical, emotional, sexual abuse – impacts one in three teens in a dating relationship. Congress’ designation was followed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Guided To Safety, North Bay Rises!, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma
Tagged #orange4love, #RespectWeek2015, #RespectWeekCA, #RespectWeekCGHS, #RespectWeekNorthBay, #RespectWeekPetaluma, #teenDVmonth, Guided To Safety, Love Is Respect, Sarah Soss, Youth Advisor
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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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Mary, if your Vagina could …
The following video is the second 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. V-Day … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Dance!, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina
Tagged DJ Val, DJVal, February, Fourchette, Guided To Safety, Mary, monologues, Trisha, V-Day Petaluma, VDay Petaluma
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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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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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Eve Ensler & Staying Safe
Eve Ensler, author, Tony-award winning playwright, performer and activist, lives in New York City. She is best known for having written “The Vagina Monologues.” Eve is also founder of the nonprofit V-Day, a global movement that uses films and stage … Continue reading
Posted in A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant & A Prayer, abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Dance!, domestic violence, Emotional Creature, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, I Am An Emotional Creature, India, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, SAFER, teens, The Good Body, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, violence
Tagged Fourchette, One Billion Rising North Bay
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