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San Diego, We Rise With You…by Shael Norris of V-Day

Dear V-Day San Diego, I am so honored and proud to be a part of such amazingness happening all around the globe.  What you have done in San Diego has rippled and inspired organizers everywhere to go bigger and bolder … Continue reading

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Saying Yes to Healing and Each Other…by Kevin & Jennie Olson Six

My wife and I have been meaning to write a piece about relationships for the One Billion Rising San Diego blog. If you’re reading this, we did it. It wasn’t easy. It took a combined 20+ years of therapy (individually … Continue reading

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I Make Theatre to Rise…by Jennifer Eve Thorn of MOXIE Theatre

I make theatre. I am married. I have children. I am a woman. Those parts of who I am have become entwined in a sort of knot that’s hard to untangle. Sometimes they don’t seem like good bedfellows. Hell, let’s … Continue reading

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The Survivor Stand…by Ashley Malia Cole

“However long it takes you to tell your story, take your time. Take your time, take your breath, take your moment. It’s your story, nobody else’s…until you’re ready to release it. Then it becomes the world’s.” — Rosie Perez, Until … Continue reading

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Rising With Safety … by Nirvana Habash, Center for Community Solutions

The first time I heard about The Vagina Monologues, I was auditioning for it. As a first year undergraduate student thousands of miles away from home, finding a place to fit in was supposed to be pretty difficult. But after … Continue reading

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