EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO , The Vagina Monologues gave birth to a global activist movement to end violence against women * and girls . V-Day activists across the planet have worked tirelessly at a grassroots level to demand an end to this violence .
THROUGH ONE BILLION RISING , activists worldwide have mobilised , engaged , awakened and joined people worldwide to the end violence against women . We have made violence against women a global human issue not relegated to country or tribe or class or religion . We revealed it as a patriarchal mandate , present in every culture of the world . Our Rise For Revolution campaign made visible , volatile and impacting connections between violence against women and economic , environmental , racial , gender injustice . In 2016 , we deepened the call for Revolution and system change , placing the most marginalized at the forefront of the RISINGS this year .
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EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO , The Vagina Monologues gave birth to a global activist movement to end violence against women * and girls . V-Day activists across the planet have worked tirelessly at a grassroots level to demand an end to this violence .
In the face of resistance , and at the intersection of art and activism , they have come together around productions of The Vagina Monologues and other works curated by V-Day . These activists have saved lives , raised consciousness , changed laws to protect women and girls , funded rape crisis centers and kept domestic violence shelters from closing , educated their communities , and raised over an astounding $ 100 million in urgently needed funds for groups doing the essential work of ending violence and serving survivors and their families .
In the arena of non-profits and social justice organizations , V-Day ’ s impact has been unprecedented and pathmaking .
City of Joy & V-World Farm continue to plant seeds of revolution ; the dedicated staff and the surrounding community are flourishing producing bountiful quantities of fish , vegetables and rice . As this report was written , over 759 women have graduated and a new class is underway . Women graduates are leaders of their communities . A new documentary film about City of Joy , entitled CITY OF JOY has just been completed and will be screened all over the world .
THROUGH ONE BILLION RISING , activists worldwide have mobilised , engaged , awakened and joined people worldwide to the end violence against women . We have made violence against women a global human issue not relegated to country or tribe or class or religion . We revealed it as a patriarchal mandate , present in every culture of the world . Our Rise For Revolution campaign made visible , volatile and impacting connections between violence against women and economic , environmental , racial , gender injustice . In 2016 , we deepened the call for Revolution and system change , placing the most marginalized at the forefront of the RISINGS this year .
* Women and girls is an inclusive term reflecting all those who were assigned and / or identify as female .