The Cast of the The Vagina Monologues

Erin Fenner

The Vagina Monologues is coming up this weekend on February 4 and 5 at 7pm and February 6 at 2pm. I went to the rehearsal, and talked to the cast about their experiences working on the play.

Haitian women beneficiary of a portion of Vagina Monologues’ profits

Erin Fenner

Women from LaGonave

As part of Fanm Kouraj, Nancy Casey has been going to LaGonave, a small island off the coast of Haiti to help local women take an empowering role in their life. Fanm Kouraj helps Haitian women raise chickens, produce goods to sell and establish economic independence. They also take a strong stance in ending sexual violence against Haitian women. They started by helping women put on plays that exhibit this violence and bring light to it as a fundamental problem.

“The problem is no longer that all this stuff is hidden, but that it’s not addressed,” Casey said.

Beyond awareness, Fanm Kouraj is now trying to take an active role in stopping the violence.

The Women’s Center is helping Fanm Kouraj by donating a portion of the Vagina Monologues’ profits to the organization.