V in Niš Once Again

V (previously Eve Ensler, American writer, activist and initiator of the global campaign One Billion Rising) visited Center for Girls.

She and Rada Borić (activist, member of parliament, president of the Commission for Gender Equality of the City of Zagreb and representative of the campaign for Croatia) visited the premises of the Center for Girls and the Day Center for Children . Together with Tatjana Nikolić (founder and executive coordinator of the Center for Girls in Niš and representative of the campaign One billion Rising for Serbia), activists of the Center for Girls and the present citizens, they planted three Japanese cherry trees in Čair Park. By doing so, they drew attention to the problems of violence against women and femicide. The trees were planted in memory of all murdered girls and women in Serbia and the world, and they represent new life and hope.

In the evening, there was a conversation with V. We talked about how social movements are created and what happens when women unite, and how the One Billion Stands Up movement came about, how art drives change and what art means to V on a personal and activist level . There was also talk about the new novel “The Apology”, which visitors could buy.

Photo: Marija V., Sara P., Marta S.