All women know the fear of rape, the threat of rape, and all too often the reality of rape.
The V-Day movement to end violence against women is a vision of human life in which all women and girls live free, equal, safe and with dignity. V-Day envisions and demands a world without rape. The contest is open to women and girls of all ages, and the deadline for submission of action plans is December 31, 2000. The contest will be judged by a team of twelve regional coordinators - all activists around the world working to stop violence in their communities. At the Gathering, three winning ideas will be selected by the regional coordinators and a concrete global action plan to stop rape will be formulated.