VDay.org, the well-intentioned but near-terminally silly organization headed by the equally describable Eve Ensler, author of “The Vagina Monologues,” is announcing today the following (an excerpt):
V-Day Launches “V Is For Vote” Campaign to Rally the Vagina Vote Towards Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
On June 8th, 2004, V-Day announced the launch of “V Is For Vote,” a grassroots voting campaign aimed at inspiring women to vote and to elevate violence against women as an important issue in the 2004 Elections. To drive this message home, women from across the country gathered last night at the Culture Project Theatre in New York City with V-Day Founder/Playwright Eve Ensler, who channeled the unstoppable power of the arts and activism to motivate and inspire women to vote.
“V-Day is made up of thousands of activists and voting is one form of activism. We are here today to encourage all women to ‘Value Your Vagina ? Vote!’ and to make ending the rampant violence against women which affects one in three women in the world a central focus of politics alongside jobs, healthcare, and security,” said Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day and playwright of The Vagina Monologues, and The Good Body. “More than 22 million registered female voters did not vote in the 2000 presidential election. We need to get out there and support political leaders and legislation that will end violence against women.” …
