- ({}) 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: women
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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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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Design your March For Justice sign
Is your sign ready for the February 14 “One Billion Rising ~ March For Justice?” If not, then plan to join us as we gather to create our unique signs! Join us at the Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Drive, … Continue reading
We Value Your Safety
Guided To Safety, Sponsor of One Billion Rising North Bay/Petaluma is also the proud Sponsor of … Learn to … Avoid – Escape – Deceive To Escape Neutralize When All Else Fails This event is designed to educate women of … Continue reading
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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Featured Sponsor: SERENDIPITY A CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER
SERENDIPITY A CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER, co-owned by Doctors Michelle Arietta and Julie Restad, has been a ({V})Sponsor since 2010! In addition, Dr. Michelle Arietta was a cast member in the 2011 and 2012 productions of The Vagina Monologues and is a volunteer for our … Continue reading
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North Bay ONE BILLION RISING 