FROM VICTIM TO SURVIVOR TO LEADER: 82 YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATE FROM THE CITY OF JOY IN CONGO “WE ARE AMBASSADORS OF PEACE AND ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS, THE DISPLACED, AND ALL THOSE EXPLOITED BY THE LOOTERS OF MINERAL RESOURCES” On…
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A TRANSFORMATION ENGINE, A HEALING OASIS AND A PLACE OF JOY – THE 25TH CLASS GRADUATES FROM CITY OF JOY
Photo: Patrick Lwaboshi 28 June marked the completion of training in women’s leadership and emotional healing for 89 residents of the City of Joy who have been recruited to transform their pain into power. Since January, this 25th graduating class…
Turning Pain to Power, Christine Schuler Deschryver’s TED Talk on City of Joy OUT NOW
Christine Schuler Deschryver’s TED Talk has just been released and is available for viewing. In the talk entitled “The 5 Tenets of Turning Pain into Power,” Christine details how rape is often used as a weapon in the war over…
PRESS RELEASE: OUT NOW: Co-Founder and Director of City of Joy, a Leadership Center for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, Gives TED Talk on “Turning Pain Into Power”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 23, 2024 CONTACT: media(at)vday.org OUT NOW: Co-Founder and Director of City of Joy, a Leadership Center for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, Gives TED Talk on “Turning Pain Into Power” Christine…
2069 WOMEN HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE CITY OF JOY TO DATE
“When They Left City of Joy, Each Woman Left with Her Key, the Key to Her Life” On Monday in Bukavu, 82 women graduated from the City of Joy. The six months of leadership training and healing from post-traumatic stress…
Urgent Update on the Democratic Republic of Congo
Conflict and escalating violence have displaced 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo – a record high number that has impacted all 26 provinces of the country. According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM), 81%…
Selling fast! An Evening of Reckoning & Rising with V, Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Pat Mitchell, Maya Penn, Christine Schuler Deschryver & More to Benefit the City of Joy
Selling fast! An Evening of Reckoning & Rising with V, Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Pat Mitchell, Maya Penn, Christine Schuler Deschryver & More to Benefit the City of Joy Visit vday.org/atlantaV25 for ticket info and to purchase Tickets are $50*,…
Join Us in Atlanta: An Evening of Reckoning and Rising
Join Us! On Sunday, 8 October, V-Day and The Carter Center will present An Evening of Reckoning and Rising featuring V (formerly Eve Ensler), V-Day Board Members Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Maya Penn & Pat Mitchell; City of Joy co-Founder…
WE HAVE BECOME MAKERS OF CHANGE! 23rd CLASS GRADUATES FROM THE CITY OF JOY
Since January, a group of 85 women survivors of sexual and gender-based violence have been sheltered at the City of Joy, the revolutionary center in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for training in emotional healing and leadership skills development. The…
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…