As part of V-Day's 2002 Worldwide Campaign, the groundbreaking, Obie-Award winning "The Vagina Monologues" played to a SOLD OUT crowd of 3,100 in San Francisco's Masonic Auditorium on Tuesday, February 12, 2002, starring writer, director and V-Day founder, Eve Ensler.
V-Day San Francisco 2002, hosted by Susie Tompkins Buell and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, raised $500,000 for V-Day and 24 local groups dedicated to stopping violence against women. The benefit was produced by Melissa Howden with consulting by Reinis Productions and Theatre on the Square, commercial producers of "The Vagina Monologues," in addition to support from more than 50 community members and over 100 volunteers.
In addition to the benefit performance held on the 12th, V-Day San Francisco inspired a week-long series of events that sparked a renewed community commitment to stopping violence against women and girls.
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V-Day San Francisco Inspired Events V-DAY SOIREE On February 6, 2002, The Women's Building - a Mission District landmark and virtually the birthplace of women's activism in San Francisco - opened its doors to a Vagina Friendly crowd of nearly 500 for an evening of inspiring entertainment, fabulous faire, and V-Day inspired treats! Featured Guests included: Thank You to our Soiree Sponsors And, a special Thank You to V-Day Soiree Producer, Michelle Maine, Office of Susie Tompkins Buell, for creating a truly special community event. VAGINA FRIENDLY NIGHT On February 7, 2002, more than 200 men and women gathered at the Velvet Lounge in North Beach to celebrate our community's commitment to stopping violence against women and girls! Heartfelt Thanks goes out to: event hosts, Kelly Creeden, International Museum of Women and Desha Staley, University of San Francisco; event speaker, Allan Silva, MOVE; and DJS, Jarret Copper & Ray Ramillosa. V-DAY PAJAMA PARTY with Karen Neuburger On Saturday, February 9th at Macy's Union Square, V-Day Representatives joined designer Karen Neuburger in the fight to end violence against women. We played pajama party trivia, won fabulous prizes, and provided information about local resources! A special Thank You to Karen Neuburger who underwrote the costs for the V-Pages, a Bay Area Guide to stopping violence against women and girls, distributed at all V-Day San Francisco inspired events. Commonwealth Club Interview with Eve Ensler On Monday, February 11, 2002, the Commonwealth Club hosted a SOLD-OUT in-person interview with Eve Ensler, entitled "Afghan Is Everywhere." A special Thank You to interview organizer, Tiffany Shlain, Founder, Creative Director, The Webby Awards and member of the Commonwealth Club.
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The "V" in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina.
V-Day, the global movement to stopping violence against women and girls, is going grassroots and global for V-Day 2002 with a 12 week calendar of events and social action campaigns anchored around Valentine's Day. Following last year's sold-out V-Day 2001 benefit at New York City's Madison Square Garden (which featured a performance of V-Day Founder and Artistic Director Eve Ensler's play, "The Vagina Monologues," by 70 of the most notable women of stage and screen), V-Day 2002 will encompass more than 700 benefit productions of "The Vagina Monologues" in theatres, houses of worship, and college campuses around the world. In cities and provinces from Shanghai, China to Harlem, NY; Sacramento, CA to Nova Scotia, Canada; from Duluth, MN to Cebu City in the Philippines (and our very own San Francisco), an international chorus of voices will rise up to entertain and empower, as women live out V-Day's mission to stop violence against women and girls.
V-Day is non-profit. The money that passes through V-Day and that is raised on its behalf comes from individuals, corporations, foundations, product and book sales, and benefit and commercial performances of "The Vagina Monologues." V-Day funds are directly donated to grassroots, national and international organizations and programs that work to end rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery.
Join the V-Day movement in San Francisco
Noelle Colome
Director of Public Action
Family Violence Prevention Fund
t: 415.252.8900 x20
f: 415.252.8991
e: noelle@endabuse.org
