City of West Hollywood to Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of V-Day

 Hosting a Series of Events Including the Official Southern California Area Kick-Off of One Billion Rising on Thursday, February 14, 2013

MENding Monologues to Take Place on Saturday, February 16, 2013-
A Global Call to Action to End Violence Against Women


West Hollywood, California - The City of West Hollywood will celebrate the 15th Anniversary of V-Day by hosting a series of events, including the official Southern California area kick-off of One Billion Rising on Thursday, February 14, 2013 starting at 10 a.m. at the Sal Guarriello Memorial Park, (intersection of Holloway Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard).  MENding Monologues will be performed on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8 p.m. in the West Hollywood City Council Chambers, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. The City of West Hollywood’s One Billion Rising event will include comments from members of the West Hollywood City Council as well as representatives from V-Day/One Billion Rising. In addition, dancers from Flash Mob America will perform a special One Billion Rising performance choreographed by the iconic dancer, actress and choreographer Debbie Allen. (Those interested in participating in the performance can learn the dance at

9 a.m. on Thursday, February 14th at Sal Guarriello Memorial Park or online at www.onebillionrising.org)

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sex slavery. One Billion Rising is a single-day global action, consisting
primarily of dance strikes, which will occur on Tuesday, February 14, 2013. Every 2013 V-Day event will promote One Billion Rising.

“This is such a critical and powerful campaign - I hope that you will join me for this kickoff event to rise and dance for the 1 BILLION women who are victims of violence and rape,” said West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tempore Abbe Land.  “Rise with us to show the world that West Hollywood respects the rights and dignity of every woman and girl to break the chain of violence,” continued Mayor Pro Tempore Land.

MENding Monologues will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8 p.m. in the West Hollywood City Council Chambers.  Inspired by Eve Ensler’s play, The Vagina Monologues, this 90-minute show explores gender violence issues from a male perspective and empowers men and women to become advocates for global change.  Using first-person monologues and hard-hitting slam poetry, MENding Monologues will encourage audience members to make tangible changes.  The performance will be followed by a next-day Writing Workshop on Sunday, February 17, 2013 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the West Hollywood Park Auditorium. The Writing Workshop will be conducted by MENding Monologues actors.

For more information and to RSVP to the City of West Hollwood’s One Billion Rising event, please call (323) 848-6460 or email wehovday@gmail.com

For more information about One Billion Rising or V-Day, please visit www.onebillionrising.org or www.vday.org For more information about Flash Mob America, please visit www.flashmobamerica.com