Students Invite All to Protest Violence Against Women
Anyone can join the 'One Billion Rising' event at both of Oakton Community College's campuses (Skokie and Des Plaines) Feb. 14; they'll also stage 'The Vagina Monologues' Feb. 14-16.
One in three women and girls will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes, Oakton Community College students want you to know. To raise awareness in hopes of ending the violence, the students are joining people in more than 160 countries in the One Billion Rising movement for an event at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. They'll sing the movement's "Break the Chain" song. Performances of "The Vagina Monologues" will also be staged at Oakton's Des Plaines campus Feb. 16-18. Kathleen Carot, Professor of Humanities, Speech and Theater and Coordinator of Women's and Gender Studies at Oakton, answered questions about the event. What: One in three women will be beaten or raped during their lifetimes. Oakton Community College’s Women’s and Gender Studies …
Jac Charlier
9:35 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
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