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TED’s New York office rises and dances for V-Day

TED’s New York office rises and dances for V-Day

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The TED staff got up to dance this afternoon to celebrate V-Day. This global movement, founded by TED speaker Eve Ensler, turns 15 today and is celebrating with the One Billion Rising campaign — inviting us to stop, dance and rise against violence. One Billion Rising is dedicated to the 1 in 3 of the []

An anthem for the campaign to end violence against women

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One billion is certainly in the zeitgeist. V-day, the global campaign founded by four-time TED speaker Eve Ensler to end violence against women and girls, recently unveiled its One Billion Rising initiative. The name comes from the horrifying statistic that 1 in 3 women will be beaten or abused in their lifetime — on a []

4 great talks for International Women's Day

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To celebrate March 8, International Women’s Day, we suggest these four TEDTalks gems from some amazing speakers — artists, scientists and economists who think deeply about the role of women. Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, feminism — and the power of passionate thinkers and doers: The former Finance Minister of Nigeria, Ngozi []

Security and insecurity, heroes and warriors: Eve Ensler on TED.com

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Playwright Eve Ensler, the founder of V-Day, explores our modern craving for security — and why it makes us less secure. Listen for inspiring, heartbreaking stories of women making change — and the growth of a powerful new class of warrior. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 13:45.)   Watch Eve Ensler’s 2005 talk []