What are the Vagina Monologues About?

Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. It is an epidemic affecting individuals in every community, regardless of age, economic status, race, religion, nationality or educational background. Violence against women is often accompanied by emotionally abusive and controlling behavior, and thus is part of a systematic pattern of dominance and control. Domestic violence results in physical injury, psychological trauma, and sometimes death. The consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and truly last a lifetime.

THE BIRTH OF THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Eve Ensler wrote the first draft of the monologues in 1996. In an interview with women.com, Ensler said that her fascination with vaginas began because of "growing up in a violent society."Women's empowerment is deeply connected to their sexuality." She also stated, "I'm obsessed with women being violated and raped, and with incest. All of these things are deeply connected to our vaginas."
Every year a new monologue is added to highlight a current issue affecting women around the world. The monologue is performed at thousands of local V-Day benefit productions of the play that take place annually in February and March raising funds for local groups, shelters, crisis centers working to end violence against women. In 2003, for example, Ensler wrote a new monologue about the plight of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. This Monologue is known as "Under the Burqa."

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• My Boudoir
• Lingerie
• Geraldine Nuval
• Fidez Enriquez
• Vagina
• Vagina Monologues
• domestic violence
• Eve Ensler
• women empowerment
• Filipino women's network
• FWN
• Valentines Day
• Herbst Theatre
• San Francisco
• Saturday April 10
• 2010.

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Awesome!!! Love it! Will definitely watch the show. Even just to see these babes!