TEDXWOMEN
STATE OF FEMALE AMERICA
In November, Eve hosted and
curated a special session at
TEDxWomen called “The Rising,”
featuring comedian Kate Clinton,
spoken word artist Asali DeVan
Ecclesiastes, GAMCOTRAP
Executive Director Isatou Touray,
scholar and advocate Meggan
Watterson, photographer iO Tillett
Wright, and the singers of the
Break The Chain anthem. The
event was produced by V-Board
member and President & CEO of
the Paley Center for Media Pat
Mitchell in partnership with the
United States Institute of Peace.
The special “Rising” session
brought the sold out crowed to
their feet and sparked numerous
One Billion Rising events in the
Washington DC area on 14 February.
In November, V-Day produced?a
special panel discussion at?The
Cooper Union, The State?Of Female
America, moderated?by GRITtv’s
Laura Flanders and featuring Eve,
Karen Higgins from National
Nurses United, V-Board member
Kimberle Crenshaw from UCLA
School of Law, Amber Hollibaugh
from Queers for Racial & Economic
Justice, Ai-jen Poo Director of the
National Domestic Workers
Alliance, and Randi Weingarten,
President of the American Federation
of Teachers. The evening focused
on how inequality and public
policy affect violence against
women, and celebrated those who
work towards systemic change.
BREAKING THE MALE CODE: AFTER
STEUBENVILLE, A CALL TO ACTION
In March, V-Day hosted this
sold-out event in collaboration
with The Nation. Breaking The
Male Code was a powerful
and timely panel discussion
about violence, masculinity, and
transformation, featuring NoVo
Foundation Co-Chair Peter Buffett,
journalist Jimmie Briggs, President
of Coach for America and former
football player Joe Ehrmann, A
Call to Men Co-Founder Tony
Porter, and Sports Editor at The
Nation, Dave Zirin.
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