V-Day
ONE BILLION RISING
It’s happening on February 14th, this Valentine’s Day: An international day of action to combat violence against women. According to united nations’ statistics, ONE BILLION women on the planet a...
MY TIME IN THE BIG EASY FILMING “THE BUTLER” PART 2
I didn’t work on Tuesday so, with the help of my sweet and knowledgable driver, Melanie, I took advantage of the free time to explore places I ‘m interested in. As those if you who follow ...
A V-DAY WEEKEND: WHEN WOMEN HAVE YOUR BACK
I flew up to Berkeley Saturday knowing it would be an intense, inspiring, emotional weekend and I wasn’t disappointed. Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues” (among many other pieces) and life-l...
FRIENDSHIP AND OPTIMISM
Eve Ensler just came over to visit me. I haven’t seen her in many months. Too many months, because being with Eve opens my heart and lifts my spirit. I have known Eve since the end of the 1990s when o...
FRIENDS–NEW AND OLD
Rosario Dawson is coming tonight. She and I both sit on the board of V-Day: Until the Violence Stops, the global effort started by Eve Ensler to end violence against women. I also appeared briefly in ...
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Hibaaq Osman, Me and Jessica Neuwith The friend in photo with me and Jessica Neuwith is Hibaaq Osman, a Somalia feminist who works with V-Day and founded a Women’s shelter in Cairo, Egypt. Jessi...