By Michelle Lawson The Vagina Monologues is a tradition here at the Women’s Center, and we are getting ready for our annual performance coming up on February 27th. This year we are excited to announce…
By Mackinzie Aulgur “…find freedom, aliveness, and power not from what contains, locates, or protects us, but from what dissolves, reveals, and expands us.”- Eve Ensler We all deserve to be ourselves, stand up for…
V-Day UMKC 2017 will be presenting benefit screenings of Until the Violence Stops. The film documents the start and success of V-Day and The Vagina Monologues. Join us this Tuesday, January 31 from 5:00 p.m. –…
By Kacie Otto This is my first time participating in The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler’s iconic play about the female experience. I have been lucky to see Kansas City women read these monologues that don’t…
By Kacie Otto and Kemora Williams Name of Event: The Vagina Monologues Date and Time: February 10, 2015 at 7pm Location: UMKC Student Union Theater, 5100 Cherry Street Admission charge: $10 for students, $20 for…
V-Day is one of many great movements aimed at ending violence against women and girls, but the biggest problem with any movement is getting people interested. Of course people recognize that it’s a good…
Coming up at the end of November, the Women’s Center and the Violence Prevention and Response Project will be holding auditions for the 2014 performance of The Vagina Monologues as part of UMKC’s V-Day campaign.…
By Maritza Gordillo It was not too long ago when I said I was ready to come back and work at the Women’s Center for the 2011 Fall semester. Time went by so quickly due…
By Kristina Gardner I’m a self-proclaimed feminist, I believe in equal rights, equal pay, and equal treatment for women. I believe in stopping the violence against women; and that’s why I work in the Women’s…
By Patsy Campos The UMKC Women’s Center has hosted a variety of events where we have reached many new and returning audiences throughout the Fall 2010-Spring 2011 term. Our events make an important contribution to…