This is the fifth year the Filipina Women's Network is using Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" to raise awareness to end violence against women and girls. Note that there is now a guy in the poster... for this year debuts a new show; Eve's newer work: "A Memory, A Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer". There is a fight to be won and a voice to be heard...because:

“As the law stands today, a man who kills his wife will receive a lesser sentence than a person who commits murder during a rape or robbery,”

“Why should a domestic violence case be treated as less important under the law? We need to change the law to send batterers away for a long time so that women in abusive relationships feel safe about coming forward.”

This is the message we want to impart on March 26th at the Press Conference at Hotel Monaco on March 26 at 12 noon. Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) will launch a campaign to ask state legislators to close the “special circumstances” loophole responsible for the reduction. We will be joined by no other than Eve Ensler.

The poster as seen in different newspapers:

The Vagina Monologues - SAN FRANCISCO: March 31, 7pm @ the Herbst TheatreNEW YORK: April 18, 7pm @ the Philippine Center NY
Usaping Puki (the Tagalog version of “The Vagina Monologues”) - SAN FRANCISCO: April 5, 2pm @ the Morgan Auditorium, Academy of Art UniversityNEW YORK: April 19, 2:30pm @ the Philippine Center NY
Until The Violence Stops (Film Screening & Vagina Warrior Awards) - SAN FRANCISCO: March 28, 7pm @ the Morgan Auditorium, Academy of Art University
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer(NEW show! Filipino women and men cast! aka MMRT) - SAN FRANCISCO: (1st show) April 4, 7pm @ the Herbst Theatre; (2nd show) April 5, 7pm @ the Morgan Auditorium, Academy of Art UniversityNEW YORK: April 19, 7pm @ the Philippine Center NY

Some of our cast members: