Edward Albee | Tariq Ali | Kathy Bates | Michael Cunningham | Rosario Dawson | Ariel Dorfman | Michael Eric Dyson | Eve Ensler | Jane Fonda | Marcia Gay Harden | Suheir Hammad | Nicholas Kristof | Swoosie Kurtz | Cynthia Nixon | Rosie O’Donnell | Phylicia Rashad | Shiva Rose | Isabella Rossellini | Marian Seldes | Anna Deavere Smith | Marlo Thomas | Alice Walker | Kerry Washington | Howard Zinn | and many more

Necessary Targets
Monday, June 12 7:00 PM
Studio 54
A once-in-a-lifetime reading of Necessary Targets, a groundbreaking play by Eve Ensler. With Academy Award winners Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda and Marcia Gay Harden, Sussan Deyhim, Emma Myles, Shiva Rose, Tony Award winner Marian Seldes and Kerry Washington.

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer
Monday, June 19 8:00 PM
Hammerstein Ballroom
World premiere pieces written by Edward Albee, Tariq Ali, Michael Cunningham, Ariel Dorfman, Michael Eric Dyson, Nicholas Kristof, Anna Deavere Smith, Alice Walker, Howard Zinn and more. Performances by Sarita Choudhury, Kate Clinton, Rosario Dawson, Troy Garity, Hazelle Goodman, Shirley Knight, La Chanze, James Lecesne, Charlotte Martin, Cynthia Nixon, Denis OÕHare, Victor Rivers, Isabella Rossellini, Lois Smith, Marlo Thomas, Nia Vardalos, Kerry Washington, and more.

Any One of Us: Words From Prison
Wednesday, June 21 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Presented in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union, a reading of original work by incarcerated women around the country. Sponsored in part by The New York Women's Foundation. Performances by Kimberlé Crenshaw, Rosario Dawson, Swoosie Kurtz, Mindy McCready, Rosie O’Donnell, Phylicia Rashad, Kerry Washington, and more.

It’s Hard Out Here for a Girl
Sunday, June 25 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Museum
Toni Blackman, Suheir Hammad, Georgia Me, Ishle Park, DJ Reborn, Maysoon Ziyad, Urban Word and the Community Word Project will join V-Day to speak out, act out, and bring the community together to create a safe haven for women and girls. The evening will raise funds and awareness for The Brooklyn Family Justice Center.

Run Until the Violence Stops
Tuesday, June 27 7:00 PM
Prospect Park
Women and men will run through Prospect Park proudly demanding an end to violence against women. 5K. For more details, go to www.nyrr.org

Community Events throughout New York City!
June 12-27
Over 50 anti-violence and community groups will host UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS: NYC events. Check them out and support the festival in your neighborhood! The grassroots coalition is sponsored by the Avon Foundation. For event listings, visit the festival web site.

Tickets:
Ticket Central
www.ticketcentral.com or call 212.279.4200

Words From Prison
www.lincolncenter.org or call 212.721.6500

VIP and All Access Tickets
212.921.9070 ext. 11

VDAY is a global movement to end violence against women and girls founded by playwright Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) www.vday.org

Festival Associate Producers: Avon Foundation, Bloomberg, CBS Outdoor and Lakshmi Foundation