Part 8 Summary

This section is entitled "V-Day: Ten Years of Changing the Story of Women", and is written by the founders and organizers of the V-Day Movement.

"Spreading the Word" The authors of this section describe the necessity, value, and importance of the V-Day Movement, which raises awareness of issues related to violence against women and promotes the expansion of services and activities to provide safety to women in cultures and communities around the world. The authors describe the movement's financial foundations ("ninety-four cents of every dollar" goes towards programming rather than administration), its founding principles, and its main activity - presentation of "The Vagina Monologues" as a tool for both fundraising and awareness building.

"In the Beginning" The authors describe how the movement began in the wake of Eve Ensler's creation and presentation of "The Vagina Monologues" which she came to believe could be...