Until the Violence Stops

I'm really sick and I need to go to bed, but this is something that needs to be said first. Today, February 14, is V-Day. Valentine's Day, yes, but also, a worldwide day dedicated to the movement to end violence against girls and women. The statistics are staggering and sickening.

• Every 2 minutes, here in the United States, someone is sexually assaulted.
• One out of every six women in America has been the victim of a rape or attempted rape.
• Boys who witness their father's committing spousal abuse are ten times more likely to engage in it themselves than boys from non-abusive households.
• Every 15 seconds, a woman in America is battered, usually by her partner.
• The WHO estimates that between 100 and 140 million women globally have been the victims of female genital mutilation.
• And then we come to the Democratic Republic of Congo where tens of thousands of women are systematically and repeatedly raped EACH YEAR.
  

The list goes on and on. Read about it, think about it, and do something about it. Until the violence stops.

http://newsite.vday.org/