- ({}) 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: VAWA
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
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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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Rape ‘victor:’ ‘I survived you’
Sebetto confronts rapist, killer in court, tells him she, Jackson family will be heard. Jessica Cuffman Sandusky Register Elizabeth Sebetto, 19, of Clyde, was held captive in the 42-year-old’s Campbell Street apartment for hours one night in early September 2012. … Continue reading
Smart Move, UC Berkeley!
Cal Consent Campaign Posters Remind You Halloween Costumes Aren’t An Excuse To Be Rapey by Tyler Kingkaide HuffPost A student-driven campaign at the University of California-Berkeley is reminding people on campus that no matter how revealing a Halloween costume might … Continue reading
Jock Culture Isn’t Rape Culture When Women Are Playing Sports
by Erin Gloria Ryan Jezebel Lizzy Seeberg, Daisy Coleman, the Steubenville rape victim — all three young women were targeted by young men who had two things in common: they felt entitled to the bodies of women regardless of whether … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, rape, sexual assault, VAWA, Victims
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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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MANGINA – Reclaimed & Redefined
V-Day Petaluma events were an inspiration for many a conversation this year, including letters to editor and guest commentaries in area publications. More often than not, dialog was constructive and motivating. On a rare occasion it became a bit confrontational. … Continue reading
URGENT! Rise for VAWA NOW!
RISE – THIS IS THE MOMENT The energy from ONE BILLION RISING continues with immediate action steps! This week the House of Representatives will be voting on their version of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Women’s groups, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, domestic violence, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, pregnancy, relationship abuse, sexual assault, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina, VAWA, Victims
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North Bay ONE BILLION RISING 