1. Male Allies – I am blessed to have many men in my life who understand that violence against women is not just a women's issue. While the Republicans recently made men look like Neanderthals with their asinine comments about “legitimate rape” and a bunch of other crap, other men are standing up and calling their bullsh!t.
Like the guys at MaculinityU who wrote:
Kasandra Perkins’ Murder – Some Things Keeping Three Guys Up at Night
Or the guys at The Factuary who made this great video about five things that women are still fighting for:
Or Filmmaker Byron Hurt who wrote this very relevant article:
Why I Am a Black Male Feminist
2. Women Working Together – While I do think we still have work to do when coming together across cultural lines, I have seen an increase in women working collectively to try to end violence against all women. An exciting example of this is the upcoming 15th anniversary of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues and the V-Day call inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men across every country.
One Billion Women Violated Is An Atrocity. One Billion Women Dancing Is A Revolution.
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