Announced today: Anthem Award Finalists
We’re finalists — and we’re still moving. Vote here
Our Fifty2 End Stigma campaign has been named a finalist in the Anthem Awards, Health – Nonprofit Awareness category.
Thinking Out Loud about "Identity"
We Need Your Vote! Afghan Women Speak Campaign Nominated for a Webby Award
We’re excited to share that Afghan Women Speak: Stories From Inside Afghanistan, the campaign we designed for V-Day, has been nominated for the Webby Awards in the Social – Public Service & Activism category — and your vote could help us win the People’s Voice Award!
Report to the Community
A key highlight in yesterday’s Family Services’ Report to the Community was our campaign to reduce the stigma around seeking mental health care in the Hudson Valley.
FIFTY2 End Stigma
We confront stigma every day – rules about what’s okay for us to say, do, or feel. And yes, some rules are in place for the purposes of civil society, but others are there to oppress.
June 8, 2024 marks 1000 days since the Taliban banned girls from attending school
Partnering with V-Day means working with stories powerful enough to change the world. So when we read Sania’s vivid story of witness, about the closing of schools and crushing of dreams, we felt an urgency to extract the visual qualities of her story for as many people to experience as possible.
Seeds of Change: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Movement
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is releasing the first of five short films on civil rights. Titled “Black Americans, Civil Rights, and the Roosevelts, 1932-1962,” the series is based on interviews with experts and explores the Roosevelts’ impact on civil rights for Black Americans during this period.
Seeds of Change: Civil Rights and the Roosevelt Era
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is releasing the first of five short films on civil rights. Titled “Black Americans, Civil Rights, and the Roosevelts, 1932-1962,” the series is based on interviews with experts and explores the Roosevelts’ impact on civil rights for Black Americans during this period.
Happy Birthday V!
Today, 25 May, is V’s (formerly Eve Ensler) 70th birthday!
When we first met V in 2004, we experienced a combination of art and activism that led us to revise how we see the world and our work.
Weeksville Heritage Center Spring Benefit
What we love about working with nonprofits is the education gained. Last week we had a mind enhancing history lesson when we attended the sold out Weeksville Heritage Center Spring Benefit.
Inside the Archives: Marian Anderson
Take a minute to watch this short and powerful program about civil rights pioneer and opera singer Marian Anderson. In this program we are lucky to have original video and audio from her performances through the of archival resource, Sherman Grinberg Film Library.
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