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Sunday, February 26th, Ferrum College will participate in the V-Day College Campaign with a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 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 this year’s national spotlight group, Comfort Women. The Vagina Monologues are a celebration of female sexuality and all its complexity and mystery, written by Eve Ensler. 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 Martha Haley Bowling at (540) 365-4481 or by email at mhbowling@ferrum.edu. For a high-resolution image poster of our event, visit the following address: http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2006spring/vday.pdf.

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.

Ferrum Adds Voice to Vagina Monologues, V-Day
For immediate release: February 13, 2006	Contact: Dean Browell , (540) 365-4301, dbrowell@ferrum.edu
Sunday, February 26th, Ferrum College will participate in the V-Day College Campaign with a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 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 this year’s national spotlight group, Comfort Women. The Vagina Monologues are a celebration of female sexuality and all its complexity and mystery, written by Eve Ensler. 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 Martha Haley Bowling at (540) 365-4481 or by email at mhbowling@ferrum.edu. For a high-resolution image poster of our event, visit the following address: http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2006spring/vday.pdf. 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.
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