A
that will make you
play
laugh
and cry, both hilarious and poignant, the Vagina Mono
logues is coming to the University of Rhode Island. Based
on
Eve Ensler's inter
views with
over
200 women, the
Vagina Monologues
is
now a
worldwide social and activist
Starting out offplay received reviews. The Monologues
movement.
Broadway, rave
the
have since been made into
an
documentary, a book and have been performed at colleges and communities around the world. Always held around Valentine's Day, V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina. It now represents Vote as well, part of a new campaign. Women Elect the HBO
Future. "When all
in
safety,
violence
no or
women
live
longer fearing
the threat of
violence, then V-Day will be as Victory Over Vio Day," according to http:// www.v-day.org. Launched in 1 998, V-Day exists solely to prevent violence against women. All proceeds go to the Violence Against Women Prevention Program. Darcie Blanding, V-Day organizer and
known lence
peer
advocate, has coordinated
the event for the past two years. "I just think it's an
amazing opportunity for women to get together," she said. The Vagina Monologues are not exclusively for women. Men are welcomed and attend. There
encourage to 28 cast
are
are
members in the
Vagina Mono logues. They are all URI
students, except for the coordinator of violence
against majors range from development and family
women.
human
Their
studies to music
education,
textiles and fasion merchandis
ing
to
political
science. "It's
a
great bunch of women that
together and talk about vaginas," Schenk said. "It makes you think how lucky wer come
to
are
be in this country, how we have," she
much freedom added. -
February 19, 20, 21, 2004
by Michaela McCaughey Issue 2/13/04
(article courtesy ofthe Good 5 Cent Cigar) Memories
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