V-Day in the Capital - April 25th!

Friends,

As many of you know already - I, along with my friend Laurie, have spent the last few months organizing a benefit - V-Day in the Capital. We have been granted the rights for a V-Day benefit production of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer to raise money and awareness for organizations that work to stop violence against women and girls.  

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls, is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle. These writings are inspired, funny, angry, heartfelt, tragic, and beautiful. But above all, together they create a true and profound portrait of how violence against women affects everyone, men and women.

The event takes place on Apil 25th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Theatre of the Canadian Museum of Civilization and features an impressive line up including Bill Welychka (former MuchMusic VJ, current A-Channel personality), Paul Dewar (MP for Ottawa-Centre), Hedy Fry (MP for Vancouver Centre), Kerry Pither (Ottawa human rights activist and author of Dark Days:  The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror) and Todd Duckworth (actor/director). There are also some amazing items available in a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle!

I need your help to get the word out and get those tickets sold! Could you please either forward this note or send one of your own to your friends and contacts to let them know about the event? 

Tickets are only $40 and are available at the CMC box office or by calling 819.776.7000. All proceeds will go to Family Services Ottawa and the Canadian Committee for UNIFEM.

I hope that you can join us on April 25th with your friends for an evening of hope and celebration and to raise some funds for some great organizations who are making a difference.

More information can be found on our web site at: www.capitalvday.com

Thanks in advance for your support!

Laura