"The Women of the World Are Crying" Honoring V-Day 2017
V-Day and 1 Billion Rising 2017 - Solidarity to End the Exploitation of Women V-DAY is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. One Billion Rising Revolution is solidarity to end the exploitation of women. February 14th is an opportunity for women and those that love them to stand together, celebrate women and girls and at the same time demand an end to the violence against women and girls worldwide. Each year I try to find a new way to honor and stand with my sisters near and far. For V-DAY 2014 I wrote " Eve Ensler Kicks Off our VDAY Celebration " and " Celebrating VDAY! " This year brought a very special dream of mine into fruition. I had been working with a poem about the abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence directed at women, girls and Mother Nature for over 6 years. Honoring women's and girl's (human) rights and Mother Nature are very important to me and so I agonized over the words to keep and those t...
