V-Day events begin Thursday, Feb. 1
V-Men, Clothesline Project and "Vagina Monologues" work to prevent violence against women
Laurel McLane
Issue date: 1/26/10 Section: Campus
Along with the traveling display, students will have the opportunity create their own Clothesline Project with the private and confidential opportunity to make t-shirts and share stories. This event will take place on Thursday, Feb.4 in the Foster faculty lounge at 7 p.m.
New to Westminster's V-Day events this year is the "You Talk, I'll Listen" movement, featuring a volunteer-based crew of red t-shirt-wearing students who will be walking around campus, available to be stopped at any time to discuss topics and experiences related to V-Day and it's goals.
Although the violence that V-Day seeks to end is focused on women and girls, this year's events will actively seek the involvement of the counterpart: the V-Men. "Historically, V-Day has not provided much of an outlet for men to get involved," said Hill. "A major goal this year is to extend V-Day to include men, recognizing that they can be a part of the solution as well."
A main focus for the V-Men activities is the V-Men petition. Its goal is to collect 1000 signatures of "men committed to building a coalition to redefine masculinity" before the opening night of "The Vagina Monologues."
The beginning clause of the petition defines the V-Men as "a coalition of strong men committed to fighting alongside our sisters, mothers, wives and friends to put an immediate stop to violence against women and girls…We will remain determined, until the violence stops," the clause continues, reiterating the motto of the Westminster campaign.
Also included in this year's V-Men events is a dialogue in which a power point developed by V-Day National will be presented and discussed on Monday, Feb. 1. Feedback gathered by participants will be used by V-Day National to create a new dialogue titled "10 Ways to be a Man."
For more information about the V-Day events taking place at Westminster, visit westminstercollege.edu/vday, or contact Stacy Blaylock at sjb1017@westminstercollege.edu.
For more information on the global V-Day movement, visit vday.org
New to Westminster's V-Day events this year is the "You Talk, I'll Listen" movement, featuring a volunteer-based crew of red t-shirt-wearing students who will be walking around campus, available to be stopped at any time to discuss topics and experiences related to V-Day and it's goals.
Although the violence that V-Day seeks to end is focused on women and girls, this year's events will actively seek the involvement of the counterpart: the V-Men. "Historically, V-Day has not provided much of an outlet for men to get involved," said Hill. "A major goal this year is to extend V-Day to include men, recognizing that they can be a part of the solution as well."
A main focus for the V-Men activities is the V-Men petition. Its goal is to collect 1000 signatures of "men committed to building a coalition to redefine masculinity" before the opening night of "The Vagina Monologues."
The beginning clause of the petition defines the V-Men as "a coalition of strong men committed to fighting alongside our sisters, mothers, wives and friends to put an immediate stop to violence against women and girls…We will remain determined, until the violence stops," the clause continues, reiterating the motto of the Westminster campaign.
Also included in this year's V-Men events is a dialogue in which a power point developed by V-Day National will be presented and discussed on Monday, Feb. 1. Feedback gathered by participants will be used by V-Day National to create a new dialogue titled "10 Ways to be a Man."
For more information about the V-Day events taking place at Westminster, visit westminstercollege.edu/vday, or contact Stacy Blaylock at sjb1017@westminstercollege.edu.
For more information on the global V-Day movement, visit vday.org
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