The 2012 Press Release is now available. Please share the information below:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nicola Hil
Phone: 916-541-5869
Email: coordinator@vdaysacramento.org
Website: www.vdaysacramento.org
SACRAMENTO WOMEN TAKE BACK THE NIGHT AND V-DAY SACRAMENTO
JOIN GLOBAL EFFORT TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
Presenting a Benefit Production of
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Two Nights Only!
Sacramento, CA (March 16, 2012) – Sacramento Women Take Back the Night and V-Day Sacramento are proud to once again participate in the worldwide V-Day Campaign by hosting a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. This year, event proceeds will go to support the 2012 V-Day Spotlight Campaign on Haiti and local organizations Community Against Sexual Harm (CASH), My Sister’s House, and WEAVE.
Monday, April 9, 2012 – The first performance will be at The Guild Theater at 2828 35th Street, Sacramento. The show will begin at 6:00pm and be followed by a panel discussion with members of the cast, the V-Day Sacramento organizing committee, and representatives from event beneficiaries and event sponsor Sacramento Women Take Back the Night.
Saturday, April 14, 2012 – The second performance will be at The Crest Theatre at 1013 K Street, Sacramento. Doors will open at 6:00pm for a Silent Auction. The show will begin at 7:00pm.
Representatives from CASH, My Sister’s House, and WEAVE will be present at both performances. Tickets will be $20 general admission; $18 military, students, and seniors; and may be purchased online at www.vdaysacramento.org or at the door if not sold out through online ticket sales (last year The Guild performance sold out prior to the event!).
The Vagina Monologues
Hailed by The New York Times as “funny” and “poignant” and by the Daily News as “intelligent” and “courageous,” The Vagina Monologues, which was first performed off-Broadway by Ms. Ensler, dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage, and excitement buried in women’s experiences. Ms. Ensler has performed the play to great acclaim throughout the world – from Zagreb to Santa Barbara, from London to Seattle, from Jerusalem to Oklahoma City.
Impact
Over 5,800 V-Day benefit events took place in 2011, produced by volunteer activists in over 140 countries and educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls locally and globally. Last year, V-Day Sacramento 2011 drew over 750 attendees and raised over $15,000. In addition to its monetary impact, V-Day Sacramento has allowed us to strengthen existing partnerships, create new ones, and develop our collective voice against violence in the Sacramento community. V-Day Sacramento 2012 will be one of thousands of events around the world, channeling creative energy into making a difference.
What is V?Day?
V-Day (www.vday.org) is a global activist 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 and other artistic works. To date, the V-Day movement has raised over $85 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 13,000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt, and Iraq. In 2001, V-Day was named one of Worth Magazine’s “100 Best Charities,” in 2006 one of Marie Claire Magazine’s Top Ten Charities, and in 2010 was named as one of the Top-Rated organizations on Great Nonprofits. The ‘V’ in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine, and Vagina.
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