We are incredibly moved by the outpouring of love and support we are feeling since the screening at the Grand Lake. City of Joy’s 15th class graduated on June 21st. “Graduation 15th session…we did it again…perfection, new leaders, future of the DRC, deepest…
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Congratulations to the 15th class at City of Joy
Pure JOY! This is what Turning Pain to Power looks like. Congratulations to the 15th class at City of Joy on your graduation. “Graduation day 15th session…we did it again ..perfection, new leaders, future of the DRC..deepest gratitude to Eve…
Eve’s Birthday Wish – Turn Pain to Power to Planting. Support a Collective of City of Joy Graduates
Photo Credit: Paula Allen As we write, the next class is getting ready for graduation from City of Joy, the revolutionary leadership center for women survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These ninety graduates will join a…
Celebrating V-Man Duncan Bomba Omwani Papa Omundu Umundu
Photo: Paula Allen for V-Day We’ve just received the sad news that Duncan Bomba Omwani Papa Omundu Umundu passed away on 25 January. All of us at V-Day, One Billion Rising, and City of Joy mourn the loss of our dear friend…
14th CLASS GRADUATES FROM THE CITY OF JOY
On Thursday, 19 December, City of Joy graduated 87 women of the 14th class. These women join 1117 others to make a network of 1204 graduates of City of Joy in the Congo. In a moment of pride, the day…
Turning Pain Into Power: CITY OF JOY + Talkbacks with Eve & Christine in LA & Oakland in February
Photo Credit: Paula Allen Join us for two screenings of the award-winning documentary film CITY OF JOY and talkbacks with Eve and Christine this February in Los Angeles and Oakland, CA. CITY OF JOY, directed by first-time director Madeleine Gavin, follows the…
Global Activism, Until The Violence Stops
Dearest Activists, Friends & Supporters, It’s been an unbelievable year. Our 20th year was marked by fierce activism, which turned pain into power and brought our movement even further along in the fight to end gender-based violence. Each day, we were…
Women at City of Joy Send Congratulations to Nobel Peace Prize Winners: V-Rage & Rise
On 10 December in Oslo, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to our brother, partner, and friend, Dr. Denis Mukwege and our sister-activist Nadia Murad. Eve Ensler and Christine Schuler Deschryver (who together with Dr. Mukwege co-founded the City…
Give Joy
As we enter the holiday season, abundance abounds. Women’s leadership is celebrated in the news and is more necessary than ever. Over 1100 graduates of the City of Joy are leading in their communities, shaping the future of Congo with…
Congratulations to Dr. Denis Mukwege & Nadia Murad – Winners of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize!
V-Day, One Billion Rising & City of Joy are thrilled to celebrate our brother, our partner, our friend, Dr. Denis Mukwege and our sister-activist Nadia Murad, who today, both received the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Photo: Paula Allen for V-Day…