V-Day is a global activist movement dedicated to ending violence against all women( cisgender and transgender), those with fluid identities, nonbinary people, girls, and the Earth. Historically, V-Day was born out of survivors, artists, activists, volunteers, and college students who organized annual benefit performances of V( formerly Eve Ensler)’ s play The Vagina Monologues to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities.
OVER THE YEARS
V-Day has unleashed vast grassroots, anti-violence work on college campuses and in communities – visionary work that has been survivor-led and focused, all the while revealing the power of art and activism to change culture and systems. Although The Vagina Monologues has long been the cornerstone of this movement, VOICES marks a shift in focus, placing the stories of Black women at the forefront of our fight against gender based violence, colonialism, poverty, racism, and p a t r i a r c h y.