V-Day Annual Report 2016 - ONE BILLION RISING: RISE FOR REVOLUTION 1 | Page 40

WHEN WE BEGAN CITY OF JOY,

we said we would wait five years
before we could assess whether our
revolutionary experiment could or
would work. The answer is a wild,
definitive yes. We have created a
model for turning pain to power and
planting, for transforming trauma
into joy and leadership, for healing
through land and love.