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CENTER NEWS RELEASE / February 15, 2008

Women's Center Will Participate in National V-Day Campaign with Screening of Film, Play

The Women’s Center at Boise State University will join with hundreds of entities around the world Feb. 22-24 that participate in V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.

In 2002, more than 800 cities around the world participated in V-Day by staging benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues, the play. The Women’s Center will present a local version of the acclaimed play, as well as a film.

From locales as diverse as new York, the Philippines and Kenya, director Abbey Epstein’s “Until The Violence Stops” features emotionally charged interviews and readings by everyday and celebrity women (including Rosie Perez, Salma Hayek, Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda and Lisa Gay Hamilton), all of whom courageously reveal their intimate experiences and bond together to break the silence that surrounds abuse. More than just a group testimonial, “Until The Violence Stops” is a moving celebration of community awareness that leaves us with the hope that change can happen.

The movie will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and at 1 p.m. Feb. 23 on campus in the Special Events Center. Tickets are $5, available only at the door or at the Women’s Center.

The screening of the film will be followed with two performances of the play, The Vagina Monologues, at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 and 3 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Special Events Center. Tickets for the play can be purchased for $8 students with ID and $12 general admission at www.idahotickets.com or any Select-a-Seat outlet.

All proceeds from the activities will go to the V-Day campaign and Boise State Women’s Center violence awareness and response programs. For more information, call 426-4259.

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Media Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208) 426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu

Boise State University is emerging as a metropolitan research university of distinction. This transformation is being powered by the university’s first comprehensive campaign to support students, faculty, strategic initiatives, research and infrastructure. That’s why the campaign to raise $175 million in private support is called Destination Distinction.
 

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Last reviewed on Friday, February 15, 2008