WELCOME TO OUR .. 2022-2023 ANNUAL REPORT
2023 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of V-Day , our global activist movement to end violence against women , gender expansive people and the Earth . It was a year filled with new art , reckoning and RISING celebrating the vast grassroots , anti-violence work on college campuses and in communities that has been survivor-led and focused — and looking ahead , charting new ways to use art and activism to change culture and systems . We looked back at our hard won victories as we took major steps forward with a renewed sense of commitment to ending violence in all its forms , all while reflecting on two and a half decades of path breaking work , movement building and art led by survivors , artists and activists around the world .
The 25th anniversary came at a critical moment in the gender justice movement . With the gutting of Roe v . Wade , millions of women living in the United States joined millions more around the world who lack access to basic reproductive health care and abortion . At the same time , women around the world stood up for their basic human rights as massive protests took place in support of women ’ s rights in Iran . Abortion is now decriminalized in Mexico . Indigenous women leaders in Brazil have won a historic election to Congress where they are working to uphold Indigenous rights and Brazil ’ s environmental governance . V-Day activists are running and being elected to political offices such as Agnes Pareyio , Member of Kenyan Parliament , Rada Boric , Member of Croatian Parliament , and Lindsey Horvath , Los Angeles County Supervisor . One Billion Rising activists are leading the charge for LGBTQ + rights and representation , as well as climate initiatives around the globe . Women worldwide are recognizing the power of grassroots organizing to make their voices heard and create change .
Amidst the global pandemic of setbacks and conflict , V-Day and One Billion Rising activists showed up for each other around the world , shattering traditions and creating spaces for art , dialogue and change . They rose for bodily autonomy , gender , climate , economic and racial justice , and against a wave of war , right-wing nationalism , white supremacy , colorism , fascism , xenophobia , misogyny , femicide , homophobia , transphobia , corporate greed and climate destruction , centering their voices and experiences of the most marginalized .