V-Day Annual Report 2016 - ONE BILLION RISING: RISE FOR REVOLUTION 1 | Page 24

BODIES OF
REVOLUTION
THE PANEL,
“BODIES OF REVOLUTION:
WOMEN RISE AGAINST
POLICE, STATES & EMPIRE”

took place on 5 December in NYC,
and aired as a two part special on
The Laura Flanders Show. Hosted
by independent media journalist
Laura Flanders, the event featured
activists including Fartuun A. Adan,
Suad Amiry, Kimberlé Crenshaw,
Eve Ensler, Frances Garrett, Nimmi
Gowrinathan, Yanar Mohammed, Lu
Pin, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Sara
Milena Ferrer Valencia, Monique
Wilson and Zoya. The two panel
discussions explored how and why
women experience violence at the
intersection of multiple oppressive
forces and systems and how they
are rising against imperialism,
racism, sexism and neo-colonialism.
It also included performances by
Climbing PoeTree and Abby Hobson.