January 17, 2002
Contact: Alyssa Walz (509-963-2127/fax 509-963-2121/e-mail: ecenter@cwu.edu)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - According to the U.S. Justice Department,
somewhere in America a woman is raped every 90 seconds. On college
campuses, for completed and attempted rapes, nearly 90 percent of the
victims knew the offender, who was usually a classmate, friend,
ex-boyfriend or acquaintance, according to the National Institute of
Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics.
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and
girls. In conjunction with the V-Day 2003 College Campaign, Central
Washington University’s Center for Student Empowerment (Empowerment
Center), Campus Activities and Coca-Cola will sponsor three Ellensburg
presentations of Eve Ensler’s Obie (Off-Broadway theatre awards)
Award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues.”
“V-Day’s mission is to raise money and awareness to stop
violence against women and girls,” Alyssa Walz, CWU Empowerment Center
lead programmer and V-Day 2003 event producer, says. “All proceeds from
ticket sales will be going to support ASPEN and Kittitas County Action
Council; organizations in Ellensburg that work to stop violence against
women and girls.”
Productions of “The Vagina Monologues” will be staged in the
Samuelson Union Building (SUB) Ballroom on the Ellensburg campus Feb. 6
and 7 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and
$10 general admission. They’re available at the SUB recreation office
and Jerrol’s Book and Supply Company.
Along with the play, the CWU Health and Wellness Center, Gay
Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Student Association (GLBTSA), Diversity
Center and Students for an Assault Free Environment (SAFE), along with
Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health’s Abuse Support and
Prevention Education Now (ASPEN) program, Kittitas County Action
Council and Planned Parenthood will provide information at resource
booths.
For more information, call (509) 963-2127. In addition,
persons of disability may arrange for reasonable accommodation by
calling (509) 963-1511, or (for the hearing impaired) TDD (509)
963-3323.
