Three nights of humor and pathos brought to MIT by students, alumnae, and staff, The Vagina Monologues debuted at the Institute in 2002, making this the eighth annual production. MIT is proud to be one of a thousand participating colleges and universities staging benefit shows through the V-Day worldwide movement to end violence against women. Based on V-Day founder Eve Ensler's Obie award winning play, The Vagina Monologues explores and celebrates women's sexuality -- its delights, pains, actualities, and vulnerabilities. Through intriguing testimonies from real women all around the world, the show has developed into a wonderful phenomenon that peers into women's fantasies and fears.

The Vagina Monologues brings together a diverse group of people from the MIT community, with vastly different backgrounds and interests, united under the common goal to stop violence against women. All proceeds from the MIT production go to local anti-violence organizations helping them to continue and expand their core work. In the past, we have raised up to $11,000 during a single production for local beneficiaries.

Along with The Vagina Monologues, the MIT student group Stop Our Silence holds events that raise community awareness on issues affecting women such as rape, domestic violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual slavery.

Grassroots movements like V-Day have made significant progress to educate the public and raise awareness about the impact of violence against women. The Vagina Monologues joins their efforts.

Until the violence stops...