V-Day Annual Report 2017 - RISE FOR WOMEN WORKERS 1 | Page 8

“I CALL YOU BODY”
Eve released a new piece for
activists to read at their events
and performances, highlighting the
theme of women workers’ rights.
I Call You Body honors the sacred
and valuable work of women
around the world, in all its forms,
by demanding safe, violence-free
workplaces as a part of the 2017
Spotlight Campaign on Violence
Against Women in the Workplace.
Ten percent of all benefit
productions around the world will
be directed to provide support to
groups working to eradicate sexual
and gender violence in places of
work. By platforming these original
stories and voices, the spirit of
the play and the campaign came
to life, unique to each community,
but in solidarity with the thousands
of other productions happening
simultaneously worldwide.
“….We have to dance now
do you hear?
We have to dance for our lives
We have to dance for the earth
We have to dance for our sons
and daughters
We have to dance the new world
Can you move your feet?
Can you roll your hips?
Can you lift your arms?
Can you flip your booty?
Can you let out a moan?
from your belly (moan)
from your heart (moan)
from your vagina (moan)
Can you call your body
Call your body
Can you call our bodies home?”
—EVE ENSLER