Nancy Rafi spreads the message of peace and healing

Nancy Rafi is committed to ending violence against women and girls. Over the years she has created many events, which raise awareness and funds for local non-profit and volunteer organizations. “I have come to my work as a survivor,” she says.

Through her events company Rafi Productions, she produces theatrical and arts events to raise funds for local non-profit agencies. Her initiatives are numerous and include: An Afternoon with Gloria Steinem, 2008 & 2009 Until the Violence STOPS: Providence and The Silent Witness Project of Rhode Island. She is also executive director and founder of the Rhode Island Crisis Assistance Center.

Rafi has worked closely with Eve Ensler, the playwright of The Vagina Monologues, in various capacities including Ensler’s volunteer coordinator for the tenth anniversary of The Vagina Monologues held at the Superdome in New Orleans. Over 40,000 people attended the event.

“Nancy understands that each woman has her own journey to peace and healing. So Nancy is a safe haven for those who want to disclose and heal, and she is a gentle shawl of empathy for those not yet ready to disclose,” Kim M. Baker, Roger Williams University School of Law professor and writing specialist says.

Rafi says, “ The best advise I can give any woman is to love yourself as much as you love the other women in your life - your mother, sister, aunt or daughter. Wish for yourself all of the wonderful things that you wish for them because you too deserve to live a happy, healthy and violence free life.”