FILIPINA WOMEN’S NETWORK ANTI-VIOLENCE RESOURCE GUIDE Marily Mondejar :?7H?;I 9 T H A NNIVLE R SARY ISSU E | 2012 It’s NOT a Private Matter 7<[c_d_ijF^_beif^o je>[Wb_d] Women of Color Speak Out #!54)/.3 ). (%,0).' 7/-%. &2)%.$3 One Billion Rising EVE ENSLER PLAYWRIGHT. A CTIVIST. T HE FIRST V AGINA W ARRIOR. MESSAGE FROM T HE PUBLISHER MESSAGE FROM THE C HAI R Court records showed that her Marquis, TVM Director since Monologues – an inanimate violence is a serious issue that boyfriend was found guilty of 2006. “We keep the campaign recipient called a billboard, corrodes the core of human battery domestic violence in going, raising awareness that cast with the diverse existence as well as that of 2006 and served two years in help is available,” said Al Perez, womenfolk of San Francisco. the family. prison. Alex spoke eloquently V-Diaries and TVM Art Director The billboard is intended to There are no compelling about how her mother wanted since 2004. “This makes us capture the public’s #eeting images as motorists see the desperately to get out of an stronger and resolute,” said Leah attention to a recent quoted multiple billboards. They will MARILY MONDEJAR ELENA MANGAHAS President, abusive relationship. How our Laxamana, FWN Fellow and cavalier attitude on domestic serve as a reminder that San V-Day bene!ciary, The Shade TVM cast member (2006 and Board Chair, violence - that it is “a private Francisco is leading the nation Filipina Women’s Network Filipina Women’s Network Tree, provided shelter and 2012). So we continue our work. matter, a family matter.” in support of survivors or dedicate my message to counseling. What we didn’t It’s our 9th year and 26th FWN is raising funds to have domestic violence and that it his is a year of a billboard presence in San is a safe place to reach out for Alexandra (Alex) Victoria know was that Alex was going production. This year we reach compelling images Whitmarsh. She just turned through her own abusive out to our sisters as we launch Francisco, in Tagalog and receive help. The of nature like the language, articulating that billboards will remind the 25 when she was stabbed intimate relationship. I realized the Women of Color United weekend’s solar Ito death by a former boyfriend that her speaking out was in Against Violence. The proceeds one universal message that public never to tolerate. eclipse.T I watched it as I rode rejects the notion that Thank you for being here as she was walking home. She fact a cry for help. Did we fail of this show will not only the BART returning to the had a restraining order against her? How do you know someone bene!t the V-Day Spotlight domestic violence is a private tonight and for taking a valley after the show’s matter. Through tonight’s stand. Please make a him but she didn’t get a chance is in an abusive relationship? 2012: Women and Girls of Haiti rehearsal. Passengers shu"ed to call 911 for help. Read the article on Cautions in who desperately need our help, annual production, FWN contribution to the FWN seats in the fast-moving train reaches out to all victims and cause to raise funds for one I met Alex at the Las Vegas Helping Women Friends (page your monies will also go into the just to follow and gaze in awe survivors of domestic violence more city billboard, while you bene!t production of The 14). Understanding battered 3rd billboard in Tagalog to go up at the crescent formation, for to translate the message not gaze at this year’s amazing Vagina Monologues at the women might help. in the San Francisco’s Mission as long as their eyes can I just found out about Alex’s district with a large population just in the preferred cast onstage. You are Bally’s Hotel in 2010. She tolerate. language, but through action guaranteed to be in awe. death. The news broke my of Filipino residents. wanted to speak out and share Also compelling is this year’s and healing. Yes, domestic With our goodwill. the story of her mother, Victoria heart. It came at a time as our We invite you to keep our bene!ciary of The Vagina T. Whitmarsh, 54, who was production team was preparing campaign going. Go to page 14 for another show this year. “How for more info. found dead in 2008 from MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORS multiple stab wounds after do we break the cycle of RIP Alex. You are police responded to a violent violence,” we asked. “We remembered. encountered from the domestic violence disturbance. continue what we do,” said Ken community. In 2007, there was a viral email campaign that reached my father’s inbox informing people that “The Vagina Monologues is o$ensive to women” *XQJ+R):1 et me begin by discouraging people from thanking our cast, \HDU\HDUVVVVRISURGXFWLRQRISURGXFWLRQRISURGXFWLRQ attending our show. People crew, and his is beyond just a dodged members of the board 7+(9$*,1$0212/2*8(6 volunteers for their show. This is a and production at community Le$orts in preparing for this movement to end the events to avoid “talking about important community event. cycle of violence by vaginas”. Although )LRQD0D&3$ I also want to thank you, the Tbuilding a community toolbox uncomfortable at !rst, we got audience, for your presence to overcome cultural barriers. $VVHPEO\6SHDNHUSUR7HPSRUH used to these types of and support. You will soon FWN has grown from being the &KDLURIWKH6HOHFW&RPPLWWHH responses and decided to experience the passion and 1st production with an All RQ'RPHVWLF9LROHQFH persevere. We took the show to energy of our dynamic cast. The Filipina Cast & Crew to being 1st *ROGHQ*DWH$YH New York, New Jersey, message being shared by this to have its production Washington, D.C., and Las 6DQ)UDQFLVFR&$ multicultural family of women performed in a foreign Vegas. One of V-Day’s core will be touching, hilarious, language using Tagalog beliefs is “Lasting social and disturbing, and inspiring. They translation to being the 1st cultural change is spread by are intent on breaking cultural production with an all Asian 0D6TXDG&$·V3$&(&25( ordinary people doing ordinary and sexual divisions, unifying Paci!c American cast to being things.” Attending tonight’s 6WUHQJWKV%DVHG/HDGHUVKLS to speak out and demand: the 1st to produce an anti- show is your contribution to no more hiding, no more violence resource guide to 5RRWHGLQ&25(9DOXHV lasting social and cultural secrets, no more violence augment The Vagina 12:$&&(37,1*$33/,&$7,216 change and we hope that it against women and girls Monologues’ mission to goes beyond today. Thank you ZZZ)LRQD0DFRP forever. organize response against for joining us. violence. 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