HOW DOES THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES SERVE SOCIETY?
Productions of the play have assisted in raising money for institutions committed to stopping violence against women all over the globe. In seven years, the National V-Day movement has raised over 25 million dollars. Last year, the spot light on Missing and Murdered Women In Juarez Mexico raised over $120,000 for local groups working in Juarez with the families of the murdered women and those that provide direct services. In 2003, the spotlight on Native American and Canadian First Nations Women raised nearly $100,000 to support the opening of a safe house in South Dakota. In 2002, the spotlight on Afghanistan raised over $250,000 to aid in opening schools, orphanages, and to provide education and healthcare. This year’s spotlight is Women of Iraq, Under Siege. John Carroll will give 10% of the proceeds to this spotlight, and the remaining proceeds to the Domestic Violence Center of Cleveland.
