V-Day is proud to announce the launch of the new City of Joy website! "The opening of the City of Joy is the moment where women of the Congo turn their pain to power. Where they who have suffered so deeply, so invisibly will claim their rights, their bodies and their future. It will be a huge privilege and honor to be present at this momentous occasion," stated Eve Ensler, playwright and V-Day Founder. A revolutionary new community for women survivors of gender violence in Bukavu, … [Read more...]
NEW City of Joy Website Launches!
November 6, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, FEATURED, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: acelebrationofwomen.org, Africa, African women, Congo, DRC, Eve Ensler, gender, Gender Equality, NEW City of Joy Website Launches!, rape, VAWA, VDAY, violence against women., WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action
NGOWG MAP – October 2013
October 2, 2013 by Team Celebration
The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the October 2013 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For October, in which Azerbaijan has the Security Council presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Haiti, Mali, and Somalia. We will soon be releasing our annual report monitoring and analyzing the work of the UN Security Council on women, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, CONTRIBUTORS, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, Uncategorized, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World!, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, NGO Working Group, NGO Working Group on Women, NGOWG MAP - October 2013, Peace and Security', Security, Security Council mission to Africa, stop the violence, VAWA, violence against women., woman, women's rights, women., World Peace
Girl up celebrates with VAWA ThankYou to Congress!
March 21, 2013 by Team Celebration
The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is something to celebrate, in no small part because it includes language that makes ending child marriage in developing countries a U.S. foreign policy priority. (In fact, we’re still celebrating here at Girl Up!) Now it’s time for all of us to thank America’s lawmakers for taking a stand for girls and women everywhere. People across the country including our Teen Advisors are saying “Thanks!" Take Action and thank your members of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CA-- USES, Uncategorized, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: celebrates, Girl Up!, Grassroots Officer, Julie Willig, Members of Congress, Take Action, ThankYou to Congress, U.S. foreign policy, VAWA, Violence Against Women Act
Estimating the cost of domestic violence against women in Viet Nam
March 4, 2013 by Team Celebration
Estimating the cost of domestic violence against women in Viet Nam Authors / Editors : Dr. Nata Duvvury and Ms. Patricia Carney, National University of Ireland, Galway and Dr. Nguyen Huu Minh, Institute for Family and Gender Studies To demonstrate the economic effects of the enormous cost of violence against women, UN Women estimated the economic costs of domestic violence considering out-of-pocket expenditures that women incur to access medical treatment, police support, legal support, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: ASIA, CA-- USES, CONTRIBUTORS, INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS Tagged With: domestic violence, UN Women, VAWA, Viet Nam, violence, women.
Gossamerheart.com, ‘You Don’t Have To Live Like A Refugee’
March 2, 2013 by Team Celebration
The Past Is Over. You Don't Have To Live Like A Refugee In honor of all the Women of our World, and Celebrating the positive global changes that are happening in the women's/human rights movement, Roxanne Williams, The Dragonfly Whispererer, has once again created a wonderful message using VIDEO. The women of this planet are all one, saying NO MORE VIOLENCE. The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV, sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Contributors, FEATURED, INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO, Roxanne Williams ~ The Dragonfly Whisperer ~ Pathway to Healing, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES Tagged With: 'You Don't Have To Live Like A Refugee', A Celebration of Women, dating violence, domestic violence, Gossamer Heart Video page, gossamerheart.com, Male victims of domestic violence, Melissa Etheridge, NON-PROFIT -- USE, sexual assault, social media, stalking may also be covered, stop violence against women, survived abuse, this video, Twitter, VAWA, violence against women., women taking action, women., Youtube
White House Women’s Update: Happy Women’s History Month & VAWA!
March 1, 2013 by Team Celebration
White House Women’s Update: Happy Women’s History Month & VAWA Reauthorization Passes! Friends- We hope this message finds you well. Happy Women’s History Month! Today marks the beginning of a month dedicated to honoring the women who have made our country great and the moments that have defined this nation. Thursday was a great day for women across the country with the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passing in the House of Representatives, following the … [Read more...]
The Role of Data in Violence against Women and Girls
February 27, 2013 by Team Celebration
As the global spotlight has turned more sharply over the last decade on the persistence of violence against women and girls, the need for more and better data to inform evidence-based programming in order to address this human rights violation has escalated. As this brochure describes, advocates and defenders of women’s and girls’ safety and rights, as well as international agencies, national policymakers and donors, need to to understand the nature and magnitude of the violence. They seek … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Addressing Violence against Women and Girls, data, gender, The Role of Data, UNFPA, VAW, VAWA, violence, violence against women and girls, violence against women., women.
