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10th Anniversary, April 2002
Equality Now commemorated its tenth anniversary in 2002. The goal of the anniversary year events was to highlight human rights violations against women and to mobilize public pressure to stop them. The theme of the anniversary, The Power of the Individual, highlighted the capacity of every concerned citizen of the world, wherever she/he is and whatever she/he does, to make a difference in the protection of women’s rights.
Equality Now launched its anniversary with an event on April 8th, exactly ten years from the date it was founded, at the Gramercy Theater in New York. The program featured performances and appearances by outstanding artists and human rights activists, including actor Meryl Streep, singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette, author/activist Gloria Steinem, comedienne Kate Clinton, and writer Edwidge Danticat. The evening, a blend of art and advocacy, was emceed by playwright/poet/actress Sarah Jones and highlighted Equality Now’s decade of work to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women. The event also celebrated the work of activists around the world, who individually and collectively have done so much to stop human rights violations against women. Fauziya Kassindja, whose brave escape from female genital mutilation (FGM) led to the landmark US case recognizing FGM as a legal basis for asylum, was welcomed with a standing ovation, as was Equality Now board member Asma Khader, a Jordanian human rights lawyer renowned for her work against “honor” killings.
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