Volume CXXXIII, Number 15 February 20, 2004

Support V-day

To the Editors:

We are writing to encourage the entire Bowdoin community to help stop violence against women and buy tickets for Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. Ensler's Obie Award- winning play is the centerpiece of the V-Day movement-a global effort to end violence against women and girls. This year's benefit performance of The Vagina Monologues will take place in Kresge Auditorium February 26, 27, and 28. This year's production will celebrate Vagina Warriors. Three women within our community will be honored.

The Vagina Monologues is a funny, heartbreaking, and at times outrageous performance piece. Although seemingly controversial, Ensler's and V-Day's mission is simple. V-Day uses creative energy to stop violence against women and girls. We encourage all those who attend to live in the sometimes uncomfortable space that the production can create and to use its complicated messages and undeniable power as a catalyst for positive change.

Our hope is that The Vagina Monologues will spark dialogue on a diverse range of issues. We hope that the celebration of women's sexuality in V-Day publicity and in the show, the honoring of Bowdoin/Brunswick Vagina Warriors, and the display of creativity and talent will remind the community of the diverse and remarkable capabilities of Bowdoin women and of their capacity to mobilize for change.

Tickets can be purchased at the Smith Union Information Desk. All ticket proceeds benefit Sexual Assault Support Service of Midcoast Maine and Casa Amiga in Ciudad Juarez Mexico.

Sincerely,

Barbara Condliffe '04

Kristin Pollock '04

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