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Until the Violence Stops
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02/26/2008
BY
Ariel Werner
“Until the Violence Stops” is a week long festival to bring the issue of violence against women & girls front and center. Each of its events, occurring between February 29th and March 8th, will raise funds for a local organization working to end violence against women and girls. Below is a brief schedule. For more detailed descriptions of these events, including door fees and more specific write-ups, visit www.peaceprovidence.com.
Friday, February 29th - 7:00PM: Photo exhibit of “Peace Providence” by Tobias Goulet
Saturday, March 1st -
3:00PM: Oh, ooh, oooh…make her MOAN - How to Please a Woman in Bed
4:00PM: Women’s self defense class and book signing with Christina Rondeau
7:00PM & 9:30PM: V is for Variety - a BellaMinx Burly-Q Revue
8:00PM: That Takes Ovaries! play and open mike event
Sunday, March 2nd -
11:00AM: Red Tent Event - brunch and awards ceremony
1:00PM: In the beginning…there was EVE, an afternoon with activist Eve Ensler
Monday, March 3rd -
7:00PM: Until the Violence Stops film
Tuesday, March 4th -
7:00PM: Sculpting a Sassy, Classy Chassis dance class
8:00PM: Open mike event at Brown University
Wednesday, March 5th -
7:00PM: Necessary Targets, a play about women & war
Thursday, March 6th -
7:00PM: “It’s Hard Out Here for a GIRL” slam poetry event featuring HBO Def Jam poet Suheir Hammad
Friday, March 7th -
7:00PM: “Any One of Us, “writings from women inside prison
7:00PM: Female Sexual Pleasure, Desire and Orgasm Class
Saturday, March 8th -
1:00PM: ” The VAGINA Monologues”
7:30PM: “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer”
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