VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS AND WOMEN—AND
THE EARTH ITSELF—IS HUMANITY’S GREATEST
CHALLENGE, AND TRULY ADDRESSING IT
REQUIRES NOTHING SHORT OF A GRASSROOTS
MOVEMENT ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THAT’S
EXACTLY THE POWER OF V-DAY—A CREATIVE AND
CATALYTIC MOVEMENT LIKE NO OTHER WE’VE
EVER SEEN BEFORE. ACROSS THE GLOBE, V-DAY
AND ONE BILLION RISING REMIND US THAT IT
IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM SYSTEMIC,
INTERNALIZED VIOLENCE TOWARDS GIRLS AND
WOMEN AND THE EARTH, AND TOWARDS A
FUTURE THAT TRULY NOURISHES AND SUSTAINS
LIFE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE AT THE
NOVO FOUNDATION ARE IMMENSELY PROUD
TO SUPPORT SUCH A TRANSFORMATIVE AND
MEANINGFUL MOVEMENT FOR LASTING CHANGE.
—JENNIFER BUFFETT, V-DAY BOARD MEMBER
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