The Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality of Sonoma State University is proud to present a production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues." Last year, more than 1150 communities hosted V-Day benefits around the world raising funds and awareness towards ending violence against women.
These highly successful events raised over six million dollars through the performance of Eve Ensler's award-winning play. Hot on the heels of this success, Sonoma State University has joined this global movement as part of the V-Day 2008 College Campaign.
The benefit production of "The Vagina Monologues" will be held at the Cooperage on Friday, February 29 and Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m. on behalf of the V-Day 2008 Campaign.
Tickets for the event are $5 to SSU students, $10 faculty and staff, and $15 for general admission. For tickets, call the Sonoma Student Union, (707) 664-2382. Proceeds benefit violence prevention programs on campus and in the community.
This benefit production is sponsored by The Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality, The Division of Administration & Finance, the Sonoma Student Union, The Women's & Gender Studies Club, The Women's & Gender Studies Department, and the School of Social Sciences.
For more information on this event, call (707) 664-2710.
About V-Day
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler's award winning play, The Vagina Monologues.
2008 marks V-Day's 10 year anniversary and with it V-Day has introduced two new events; V-Day's A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings on Violence Against Women and Girls, and the V-Day documentary Until The Violence Stops.
In 2007, more than 3000 V-Day events took place in the U.S. and around the world. To date, the V-Day movement has raised over $50 million and educated millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it, crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns, launched the Karama program in the Middle East, reopened shelters, and funded over 5000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses in Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt and Iraq. The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina. http://www.vday.org
What is a V-Day Campaign?
A V-Day Campaign is a catalyst for mobilizing women and men to heighten awareness about violence against women and girls. By creating this global community, V-Day strives to empower women to find their collective voices and demand an end to the violence that affects one in three women in the US and around the world.
ABOVE, SSU cast of "Vagina Monologues" with director Suzanne Vargas.
