On 9 February , THE GUARDIAN released a special issue on Women ’ s Bodies and the Body of the Earth , curated by V . The special issue was made up of a series of pieces , poems , essays , monologues by Nazia , Arifa Akbar , Joanne Cacciatore , Judith Clark , Chanel DaSilva , Juno Dawson , Jessica Fostekew , Shabnam Hashmi , Saru Jayaraman , Lebo Mashile , Agnes Pareyio , Laura Pearson , Frances Ryan , Emma Thompson , Terry Tempest Williams , Monique Wilson , and V . It was released in print and the pieces were shared online , one every few days . Emma Thompson ’ s piece received extensive coverage in People , Daily Mail , Insider , Yahoo News and more .
As news continued to break about the devastating policies of the Taliban on women and girls in Afghanistan , we placed this powerful piece by one of the former teachers at the City of Knowledge in Kabul in
THE GUARDIAN .
V-Board member Pat Mitchell wrote “ We ’ re Reclaiming Valentine ’ s Day !”: The Global Movement Rising for the Bodies of All Women , Girls and the Earth ” for MS . MAGAZINE .
The team on the ground have since created the SIMEEN mobile health clinic , releasing a recent video update from on the ground .
V , Monique Wilson and OBR Africa Director Colani Hlatjwako kicked off
14 February with an appearance on
DEMOCRACY NOW .
In May , in response to the leak of the draft ruling from the Supreme Court , V penned an OpEd for THE GUARDIAN and shot an accompanying Instagram video that was widely seen and shared .