- ({}) 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: V-Girls
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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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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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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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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20% off Rising For Justice Attire!
Get ready for ONE BILLION RISING & V-DAY 2014! Get your 2014 Rising for Justice apparel now! All orders are 20% off until November 12, 2013. Just enter the code EARLY20 at checkout! ORDER HERE!
V-Day/OBR Petaluma Call for ART
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, domestic violence, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, Victims, women
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Campuses Must Rise
College and university students continue to file sexual assault charges; administrations continue to violate Title IX. Campuses, it’s time to RISE! UConn students file sexual assault complaints By Jason Song LA Times Joining a growing list of students who allege … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, CampusRising!, Dance!, domestic violence, Emotional Creature, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, I Am An Emotional Creature, Intimate Partner Violence, One Billion Rising, rape, rapes, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, VAWA, Victims, women
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HANDS OFF, Crazy!
An excellent parody! So, who’s up for choreographing a dance to this for OBR 2014?!
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Dance!, domestic violence, Education, Emotional Creature, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, I Am An Emotional Creature, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Clothesline Project, The Vagina Monologues, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior
Tagged Humor, Parodies
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Impact of Female Literacy
October 17 was International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (also known as World Poverty Day). Thank you to Compassion International for the reminder and educational graphic (click on image to enlarge view). When it comes to extreme poverty, many … Continue reading
Posted in Activists, Education, female literacy, Gender Equality, girls, I Am An Emotional Creature, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma Rises!, pregnancy, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior
Tagged Education, Eradication of Poverty, Extreme poverty, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Poverty
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North Bay ONE BILLION RISING 