| Sunday,
February 20th, Ferrum College will participate in the V-Day College
Campaign with a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues”
at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in Sale Theater. Student Admission is $3.00
and General Admission is $5.00. Proceeds will be donated to the Franklin
County Family Resources Center, the Citizens Against Family Violence
in Henry and Patrick Counties and the women of Iraq. This play contains
adult language and themes.
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.
Through benefit performances of “The Vagina Monologues,” unique documentary
film projects and innovative gatherings designed to change social attitudes
toward violence, 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. In its
first seven years, the V-Day movement has raised over $25 million. The
'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina. For more information,
please visit www.vday.org.
The V-Day College Campaign strives to
empower women to find their collective voices and demand an end to the
epidemic levels of violence and abuse on their campuses, in their communities
and around the world. Through benefit productions of “The Vagina Monologues”
on or around V-Day (February 14th) they raise money and awareness to
stop violence against women and girls. The proceeds from these events
are donated directly to local organizations in the community that are
working to stop this violence.
For information on this Ferrum College
performance and other efforts to raise awareness of women’s issues on
campuses, contact Dr. Andrea Zuschin at the Ferrum College Office of
Student Success at (540) 365-4259 or by email at azuschin@ferrum.edu.
Ferrum College is a four-year,
private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United
Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s
degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private
colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu. |
