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One Billion Rising: V-Day’s Eve Ensler Launches Global Day of Action, Dance Against Women’s Violence

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Eve Ensler, Democracy Now!. March 3, 2012.

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales speak with Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day, the global movement to end domestic violence, and the playwright behind "The Vagina Monologues."

How a Student Run Database is Changing the Way Universities Respond to Rape

Samantha Kimmey, Women's eNews. February 24, 2012.

Justice for survivors of campus rape is often hard to come by. Now, an online database compiled by students is pushing universities to shift their policies on sexual violence.

Occupy Valentines Day: Celebrate Love, Not Commerce

B Michael Payne, AlterNet. February 13, 2012.

An Occupy V-Day Tumblr makes the point that it's wonderful to celebrate love, but it shouldn’t depend on buying certain products for the perfect experience.

Eve Ensler Calls for a Billion Women to Strike Against Sexual Violence

Emine Saner, The Guardian. January 1, 2012.

The Vagina Monologues shot writer Eve Ensler to stardom. Now she is a global campaigner who plans to call a billion women out on strike against rape.

The Atrocities Committed Against Women and Girls in the Congo Defy Imagination

Marianne Schnall, Women's Media Center. February 7, 2009.

Six-month-old babies are being raped; men with AIDs are intentionally infecting women. Eve Ensler has a campaign to help end the terror.

Victory Over Violence -- For Women and Men

Rob Okun, AlterNet. April 25, 2008.

V-Day reminds us that creating a world safe for women and girls means creating a world safe for boys and men. Now it's time for men to do their part.

Protecting the Women of the Congo

Stephen Lewis, The Nation. April 24, 2008.

Women in the Congo are suffering such horrific violence that "vaginal destruction" is now a local medical term. Where is the UN?

Why "The Vagina Monologues" Matters

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. April 17, 2008.

The monologues mainstream important feminist concepts.

Vaginas, V-Day and Anti-Violence Activism: Three Things Conservatives Wish Would Disappear

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. February 21, 2008.

Do right-wingers not know where babies come from, or is there more to the story?

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