Activist Spotlights
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Christine Schuler Deschryver
In 2000, after witnessing the rape and murder of her best friend, and after an infant died in her arms, Christine Schuler Deschryver decided to devote her life to alerting the world to the femicide and massive rape against women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Jane Fonda
Academy award winning actor, author and world-renowned activist has been an active supporter of V-Day since 2000 and is a member of the V-Board, a group of extraordinary women who provide vision, leadership, and wisdom to help guide and support V-Day.
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Pat Mitchell
Pat Mitchell has been involved with V-Day since 1999 when she traveled to Bosnia to witness the first production of Eve Ensler’s Necessary Targets. She is the president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio) in New York and Los Angeles and the International Media Center.
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Majora Carter
Majora Carter was born, raised, and continues to live and work in the South Bronx, an environmentally challenged community. She founded Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 to fight for Environmental Justice through innovative, economically sustainable projects that are informed by community needs.
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Kerry Washington
Academy Award nominated actress and the recipient of the NAACP Image Awards, Kerry Washington first performed at V-Day Harlem in 2002 and today is a member of the V-Board, a group of extraordinary women who provide vision, leadership, and wisdom to help guide and support V-Day.
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Carole Bebelle
Writer, poet, and producer, Carole Bebelle has spent nearly 20 years as an administrator and planner of education, social, and health programs.
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Shiva Rose McDermott |
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Malalai Joya |
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Rada Boric |
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Purva Panday |
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Molly Kawachi |
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