Eve Ensler and victims of violence

Eve Ensler walked on a stage in a New Orleans sports arena and asked the audience gathered to do two things.  She introduced herself and asked: 1) “All of you who are personally victims of violence, please stand.”  An unexpected number of silhouettes rose to be counted. I felt my heart pounding in anxiety and my eyes widening in surprise.

Then she asked, 2) "Those of you who know women who are or have been victims of violence, please stand." The rest of the arena, including me, in one rustling move seemed to rise to join the first group of those willing to take their place, their number in a sisterhood too large for our minds to embrace.

This is why we are Rising in RVA.  There are too many of us already.  Let us save those to come and give them hope of a different life.

Feb 14, 2013 from 11 AM - 2 PM at the Richmond Coliseum.  Free of charge and open to all.  Please join us to end violence against women and to change the world as we know it.