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Donna
Wilson/The Leaf-Chronicle/c.2002/Reprinted with
permission
V-Day
APSU
joined the international V-Day movement in February 2002 with its first two
performances of Eve Ensler's play, "The Vagina
Monologues." The play is produced as part of the
course work for WS 3060: Vagina Monologues. Speakers for the course
include a
midwife who speaks about natural childbirth, a professor
who speaks about the Muslim religion, lesbian women who
speak about the formation of their sexuality, and
professionals who work with survivors of violence.
Students organize and display
The Clothesline Project in conjunction with producing the play,
and present research projects on subjects generated by
the course.
In
2004, two
performances generated more than $2000, which was
donated to local organizations which assist female
survivors of violence. The Clarksville office of
the Rape and Sexual Abuse Center will use its donation
toward counseling scholarships. The Women's Studies Program is
committed to producing the play every year, as the V-Day
campaign urges, "Until the violence stops."
V-Day performances 2007
TBA
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