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"When
I saw the beautiful and poignant imagery in Diane Hause's
artwork, I knew she had that deeper understanding of the
relevance of the situation of the women in Afghanistan
to the issue of violence against women in the world."
If I've learned one thing, it would be this:
The violation and desecration of women and the undermining
of women is an indication of everything. It is the primary
symptom of a civilization gone awry.
Where is the next Afghanistan? People said years ago that
there was trouble brewing in Afghanistan, just by looking
at women's problems there. I think Afghanistan is everywhere.
I hate to say it, but I think if we do not really address
what is going on with women on this planet -- that one
out of three women in the world will be raped and battered
--
It's basically gender oppression. There is not a country
in the world right now where the kind of violation that
is going on to women is not out of control. I'm talking
epidemic."
"We urge you to help people understand that the time
of women has come. That our rights can no longer be denied.
That what we value must become manifest and that the violence
has to end. That when some women are hurt on this planet,
all women and all men are hurt because "Afghanistan
is Everywhere"."
- Eve Ensler
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