V-Day Ft. Worth presents The Whole Woman Festival

V-Day Ft. Worth is approaching. This is my first year to participate, and I am really looking forward to it. Non-violence is something I know we all believe in at the house, and we've talked about some of the local organizations that we want to work with in the future, in ways that would resurrect the people in our community. Safe Haven of Tarrant County and The Battered Women's Foundation will be benefited, as well as the women and girls in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who are victims of rape and sexual torture.

You can still get involved. We need volunteers, sponsors, and attendees! Please visit the site for more details, and come support us in the performance!

-Linds

http://www.vdayfortworth.com/benef.html (beneficiaries)

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V-Day is an organized response against violence toward women.

V-Day is a global movement that acts locally. Local chapters, like V-Day Fort Worth, raise money for community based organizations that provide shelter, safety and education to women and children who are victims of abuse.

V-Day raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/founder Eve Ensler's award winning play, "The Vagina Monologues".

V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery.

For more information about Eve Ensler and the World Wide Campaign see www.vday.org

V-Day Mission

V-Day is a vision: We see a world where women live safely and freely.

V-Day is a demand: Rape, incest, battery, genital mutilation and sexual slavery must end now.

V-Day is a spirit: We believe women should spend their lives creating and thriving rather than surviving or recovering from terrible atrocities.

V-Day is a catalyst: By raising money and consciousness, it will unify and strengthen existing anti-violence efforts. Triggering far-reaching awareness, it will lay the groundwork for new educational, protective, and legislative endeavors throughout the world.

V-Day is a process: We will work as long as it takes. We will not stop until the violence stops.

V-Day is a day. We proclaim Valentine's Day as V-Day, to celebrate women and end the violence.

V-Day is a fierce, wild, unstoppable movement and community. Join us!