The Women’s Collective

of William Smith College

presents a benefit production of

eve ensler’s

 

the vagina monologues

as a part of the VDAY 2008 college campaign

the william smith

women’s collective

 
Text Box: main page Text Box: V‑Day Mission V‑Day is an organized response against violence towards women. V‑Day is a vision: We see a world where women live safely and freely. V‑Day is a demand: Rape, battery, incest, genital mutilation and sexual slavery must end now. V‑Day is a spirit: We believe women should spend their lives creating and thriving rather than surviving or recovering from terrible atrocities. V‑Day is a catalyst: By raising money and consciousness, it will unify and strengthen existing anti-violence efforts. Triggering far-reaching awareness, it will lay the groundwork for new educational, protective, and legislative endeavors throughout the world. V‑Day is a process: We will work as long as it takes. We will not stop until the violence stops. V‑Day is a day: We proclaim Valentine's Day as V‑Day, to celebrate women and end the violence. V‑Day is a fierce, wild, unstoppable movement and community. About V‑Day V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual slavery. V-Day stages large-scale benefits and produces innovative gatherings, films, and programs (such as the upcoming 2004 documentary “Until The Violence Stops”; community briefings with Amnesty International on the missing and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico; the December 2002 V-Day delegation trip to Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Jordan; the Afghan Women's Summit; the Stop Rape Contest; and the Indian Country Project) to educate and change social attitudes towards violence against women. Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of "The Vagina Monologues" to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. In 2003, over 1,000 V-Day benefit events were presented by volunteer activists around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls and raising US $4 million. The V-Day movement is growing at a rapid pace throughout the world. V-Day, a non-profit corporation, distributes funds to grassroots, national, and international organizations and programs that work to stop violence against women and girls. In its first year of incorporation (2001), V-Day was named one of Worth Magazine's "100 Best Charities." In its first six years, the V-Day movement has raised over US$20 million. The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina. please visit www.vday.org for more info Text Box: as we get closer to vday look out for the sale of chocolate vagina lollipops, tickets and t-shirts ! we will be tabling in scandling center starting Feb 12th. tickets will be $3 for students and $5 for non-students. check back soon for more info or contact womenscollective@hws.edu.

VDAY  2008

 

 

 

the vagina monologues

fri, feb 15 @ 6pm &

sat, feb 16 @ 7PM

 

The Geneva Room