V-Day performances at Denison

Date of Event: February 8, 2013

Posted: February 1, 2013

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Each year, V-Day groups in countries across the world schedule performances and events in February, March or April to support the global campaign to end violence against women. This year, Denison University students will perform excerpts from the playwright Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues” and “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8 and 9, in the Knapp Performance Space (300 Ridge Road). These events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marci McCaulay at 740-587-6696 or visit www.denison.edu.

In addition, the Center for Women and Gender Action will sponsor two “One Billion Rising” events on Thursday, Feb. 14, in conjunction with the 15th anniversary of V-Day. The first, a kick-off event featuring musical performances, takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the flagpole in front of Slayter Hall (200 Ridge Road). Later that day, “One Billion Rising: A Celebration to End,” an evening of dancing, music, food, craft activities and a poetry slam, will take place from 8 to 11 p.m. on the 2nd and 3rd floors of Slayter Hall. Both events are free and open to the public.

According to its website, “One Billion Rising” began as a call to action, a response to the fact that one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten during her lifetime, which means that more than one billion women and girls will be attacked.

The V-Day performances are sponsored by the Center for Women and Gender Action, Sexual Harassment and Rape Education (SHARE) and the Laura C. Harris symposium at Denison University.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—V-Day Performances: excerpts of “The Vagina Monologues” and “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, in the Knapp Performance Space (300 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marci McCaulay at 740-587-6385 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—V-Day Performances: excerpts of “The Vagina Monologues” and “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Knapp Performance Space (300 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marci McCaulay at 740-587-6385 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—“One Billion Rising” kick-off event featuring musical performances from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the flagpole in front of Slayter Hall (200 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marci McCaulay at 740-587-6385 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—“One Billion Rising: πA Celebration to End:” an evening of dancing, music, food, craft activities and a poetry slam from 8 to 11 p.m. on the 2nd and 3rd floor of Slayter Hall (200 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marci McCaulay at 740-587-6385 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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