In the blessing and virtue of hope on Heavenly Blessings Radio Show in 2013, our Divine Mother, through channel for the Council of Love, Linda Dillon, speaks about V-Day and One Billion Rising:
February 14th – One Billion Rising
It was the beginning of the building of Nova Earth, in so many ways.
It was such an appropriate day, the Celebration of Love and the Celebration of Freedom.
Violence against women has been the anathema of your planet, beginning with Gaia who has been terribly abused.
So yes, sexual violence, predatory violence, physical violence, you cannot have Love or intact communities, productive communities, productive families, Loving families, and have women that are being suppressed, mutilated, killed, beaten, because they are women.
What this speaks to is the fundamental male fear of losing power.
They know the creative power of the feminine and they have worked to suppress this through various forms of imprisonment and violence for thousands of years.
Now, as the shift occurs, as the awakening occurs, it occurs not only in men, but in women saying:
“No more.”
This was a declaration and it will be many, many more billion before we are done.
Do not think that I do not move in each of these gatherings and crowds because I do and I encourage my women, my girls, my children to declare Who They Are and that they will not permit such violence against them.
This was what you call ‘a red letter day’.
The light that exploded on February 14th
from this planet lit up the Universe.
There was celebration far and wide of women, of Nova Earth, of Love, your star brothers and sisters were dancing and singing.
It was a holiday throughout many galaxies.
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V-Day
V (formerly known as Eve Ensler) is a Tony Award-winning playwright and activist who founded V-Day on February 14, 1998.
The global grassroots movement began with the overwhelming response to her landmark play, The Vagina Monologues, which shattered taboos with real stories of female intimacy and vulnerability.
Core Mission & Impact
V-Day works at the intersection
of art and activism
to end violence
against all women, girls,
and the Earth.
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Annual Benefits
Every February, activists worldwide stage royalty-free benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues and other V-Day related works to raise funds for local anti-violence programs.
Fundraising
Since its inception, the movement has raised over $150 million for grassroots organizations, shelters, and rape crisis centers.
Symbolism
The “V” in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine, and Vagina.
Key Campaigns & Initiatives
One Billion Rising: Launched in 2013, this is the largest global mass action to end gender-based violence, calling for one billion people to “Strike, Dance, and Rise” every Valentine’s Day.
City of Joy: A revolutionary leadership center in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, co-founded by V, which provides therapy and life skills to women survivors of horrific violence.
Safe Houses: V-Day supports safe houses and programs in countries including Kenya, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Egypt, protecting women from abuse and female genital mutilation (FGM).
Evolution to “V”
In 2019, after publishing her memoir, The Apology—in which she addressed the abuse she suffered from her father—the author changed her name to the mononym V to distance herself from his identity and embrace a name associated with “openings and invitations”.
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