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V-Day Sault Ste. Marie joins global efforts to stop violence against women and girls

V-Day Sault Ste. Marie 2013 presents a benefit reading of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls - Join us as we raise funds and awareness to end violence against women and girls

On April 12 and 13, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., V-Day Sault Ste. Marie 2013 will present a two-night benefit reading of V-Day’s A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer at the Sault Theatre Workshop (121 Pittsburgh Avenue).

A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls, is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle and commissioned by V-Day for the first V-Day: Until the Violence Stops festival, which took place June 2006 in New York City.

These diverse voices rise up in a collective roar to break open, expose, and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a put-down.

These writings are inspired, funny, angry, heartfelt, tragic, and beautiful.

But above all, together they create a true and profound portrait of how violence against women affects every one of us.

A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer are a call to the world to demand an end to violence against women.

What is V-Day?

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.

V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations.

V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls.

Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues; A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer; Any One Of Us: Words From Prison, screenings of V-Day's documentary Until The Violence Stops, and the PBS documentary What I Want My Words To Do To You, spotlight teach-ins and workshops, to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities.

Event details

Who: V-Day Sault Ste. Marie 2013

What: A benefit reading of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer, accompanied by The Healing Lodge Singers.

Where: Sault Theatre Workshop, 121 Pittsburgh Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

When: April 12 and 13, 2013. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show begins at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: Tickets are $15 each

Ticket Information or to Purchase: Contact [email protected] or 705-575-2441.

Other Information: Raffle tickets (candies) will also be available for sale at each show.

These tickets (candies) can be placed in draws for merchandise that has been generously donated by local businesses.

Draws will take place each evening after the show.

You must be present to win.

Goal: To raise awareness to stop violence against women and girls.

Beneficiaries: Proceeds benefit Sault Theatre Workshop, who through their work in arts and education, help to end violence against women and children.

Proudly supported by: Sault Theatre Workshop and EZ Rock 100.5 FM.

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