V-Day Dinner
February 9th, 2001, 7pm

An event to honor the finalists of the international Stop Rape Contest. Each submitted creative action plans on how to stop rape in their communities and villages. Co-sponsored by Equality Now.
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About V-Day
"V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. It is not an organization or physical entity. V-Day is a palpable energy, a fierce catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day helps these organizations to continue and to expand their core work, while we generate broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence."


2001 Stop Rape Contest Winners:
South America: Regine Bandler (with Ana Bosch) (BRAZIL) – stop-rape and anti-violence campaigns through street/popular theater.

Eastern Africa: Jennifer Jadwero (KENYA) –– establishing Anti-Rape Youth Groups in elementary and secondary schools.

Western Europe: Silke Pillinger (with Karin Heisecke) (GERMANY) – printing anti-rape slogans on bread and pastry paper wrappings.

Additionally Recognized Action Plans:
US/Canada: Anne Marie Aikins (CANADA): - a dating certificate program for boys after completion of an anti-rape education program (finalist is herself a survivor who started a rape crisis center in Canada).

Middle East/North Africa: Nahed Lutfi Al-Saied (EGYPT) - educational booklet about rape designed to reach illiterate women through drawings.

Central America/Caribbean/Mexico: Rosa Barrantes (COSTA RICA) - a virtual criminological museum on rape through a website or cd-rom to provide information about rape online.

South Asia: Megha (INDIA) - cloth badges for distribution at her university saying "Make Delhi a Rape Free Zone."

Southern Africa: Catherine Munthali (MALAWI) - monitoring rape trials and publicizing injustices.

Southeast Asia/Pacific: Clare Pritchard (AUSTRALIA) - public education messages on buses, billboards, drink coasters, stickers, etc. with stop-rape slogans aimed specifically at men.

West/Central Africa: Evelyne Sylva (SENEGAL) - outreach to girls aged 5-18 by the Association of African Communication Professionals through traditional street theater.

Eastern Europe/Russia/NIS: Puntsag Tsetsgee (MONGOLIA) - bi-weekly national radio program on rape.

Pamela Shifman, Sarah Jones, Lela Goren, Cherreka Montgomery, and Ruchira Gupta.




Two African activists relax after their first day in New York City.




A performance by India's top ranked folk dancer - Megha.




Sarah Jones entertains with monologues.