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26 January 2023 Posted by City

22nd Class of Survivors Graduate from the City of Joy, Turning Pain to Power, A Report from V-Day Congo and City of Joy Director, Christine Schuler Deschryver

Last June, the twenty-second class of survivors of violence embarked on a journey to mourn the pain they suffered in their communities. They began a journey to rebuild their lives by releasing the chains that have burdened them to the…

30 June 2022 Posted by V

Love in the face of what seems impossible, City of Joy Update from V (formerly Eve Ensler)

   This week, V visited the City of Joy and attended the graduation of the 21st class. “Everything feels so terrible and difficult right now in so many places in the world where right wing fascism, extreme misogyny, and hate…

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