- ({}) 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: volunteers
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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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
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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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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
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
RISE with Us BROTHERS
Violence against women hurts everyone, including men – it’s a HUMAN issue. We invite our brothers to take up this cause of ending violence against women and girls, and be free from the limiting structures of our modern definition of … Continue reading
Posted in A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant & A Prayer, Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, domestic violence, election 2012, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Men, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, Victims, volunteers, women
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Super Bowl Champ Jarvis Green Joins The Revolution!
This Sunday, the Super Bowl will be played in New Orleans, and 110+ million TV viewers from around the world will tune in to what will most likely be the most watched American television broadcast of the year. As we … Continue reading
Posted in Activists, Break The Chain, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Intimate Partner Violence, Jarvis Greet, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, Super Bowl, The Vagina Monologues, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day Petaluma, vagina, Victims, volunteers, women
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Announcing Our 2013 ({V})Warrior
Being a Vagina Warrior “means developing the spiritual muscle to enter and survive the grief that violence brings and, in that dangerous space of stunned unknowing, inviting the deeper wisdom.” – Eve Ensler Petaluma resident Lori Burleson has been chosen as our … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, Dance!, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, girls, Intimate Partner Violence, Kim Baucom, Lori Burleson, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina warrior, Victims, volunteers, women
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Who Is Our Vagina Warrior?
We are now accepting nominations for our 2013 Vagina Warrior! Being a ({V}) Warrior means “developing the spiritual muscle to enter and survive the grief that violence brings and, in that dangerous space of stunned unknowing, inviting the deeper wisdom.” – Eve Ensler … Continue reading
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