Natural Awakenings Magazine / V To The Tenth

V To The Tenth: Celebrating And Honoring Women of The Gulf South

“V To The Tenth”, a two-day extravaganza of events

honoring the women of New Orleans and the Gulf

South, will transform the Superdome into a place to heal,

gather, celebrate and change the story of women. The event

will raise funds for groups ending violence against women

worldwide and in the Gulf South region.

V TO THE TENTH is the 10th anniversary celebration of

V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women

and girls. It raises funds and awareness through benefit pro-

ductions of Playwrite/Founder Eve Ensler’s award-winning

play the Vagina Monlgogues. To date, the V-Day movement

has raised over $50 million and educated millions about

the issue of violence against women and has funded over

5000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe

houses around the world.

Each year V-Day focuses on a specific group of women

in the world who are resisting violence with courage and

vision. What happened in New Orleans and along the

Gulf South after Katrina and the flood represents the same

type of challenges that women face worldwide – violence,

global warming, racism, lack of healthcare and education,

financial insecurity and the failure of governments accord-

ing to V-Day founder Eve Ensler. Leading up to April, thou-

sands of V-Day benefits worldwide will highlight the daily

ongoing work of women in their communities who have

steadfastly kept New Orleans and the Gulf South alive with

little to no resources. These women, the “Katrina Warriors”,will be honored for their work in the Gulf South since the

storm.

The Katrina Warriors Network was originally formed

by Ashe Cultural Arts Center, Newcomb College Center

for Research on Women, The New Orleans Regional Al-

liance Against Abuse and V-Day. The network will host

a number of events across the region during the weeks

before the V-Day event. Check www.katrinawarriors.net

for details.

The Superdome will become a place of healing on

April 11 and 12 when it is transformed into SUPERLOVE

– two days of revolutionary speakers, slam poets, singers,

performers, storytelling, and art. Special wellness pro-

grams will be available to women of the Gulf South, in-

cluding free yoga, massages, meditation, support groups,

health screenings, makeovers and more.

V TO THE TENTH will feature performances of the

Vagina Monologues, and a special new monologue by

Ensler performed by Oprah Winfrey, plus musical per-

formances by Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Common, Eve,

and Charmaine Neville. (See the back cover of this issue.)

SUPERLOVE will take place April 11 (10a.m.-9p.m.)

and April 12 (10a.m.–5p.m.)at the Superdome. Admis-

sion is free. Child Care will be available. Find details at

Vday.org/Superlove.

V TO THE TENTH starts at 7:30 p.m., April 12 at

the New Orleans Arena. Ticket prices range from $25 to

$1000 and are available at Vday.org/tickets.

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