MEDIA ADVISORY--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jan 20, 2004--
WHO:
Meredith Wagner, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Lifetime Television
Eve Ensler, Playwright/Activist, Founder V-Day
WHAT:
Lifetime Television will host a national teleconference where Ensler and Wagner will discuss the upcoming documentary, ''Until the Violence Stops� - which presents the global V-Day movement to end violence against women and girls, and which will premiere on Lifetime Tuesday, February 17, at 10:00 PM (ET/PT).
Wagner will also discuss the season launch of its Emmy Award-winning advocacy initiative, ''Our Lifetime Commitment: Stop Violence Against Women'' � aimed at raising awareness regarding how men and women can work together to stop this epidemic. ''Until the Violence Stops'' includes appearances by V-Day Founder/Playwright Eve Ensler and a wide range of actors who support V-Day�s efforts to end violence against women, including: Jane Fonda, Glenn Close, Isabella Rossellini, Mary Alice, Queen Latifah, Rosie Perez, LisaGay Hamilton, Salma Hayek, Rosario Dawson, Hazelle Goodman and Tantoo Cardinal.
WHEN:
Thursday, January 29, 2004
10:30 AM (PST) / 1:30 PM (EST) � Executive Remarks followed by Q&A;
HOW:
Call 1-800-374-1145 for Lifetime teleconference.
Leader Name: Meredith Wagner
Conference ID Number: 4951589
RSVP:
Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 27 to Lorene Cowen at 212-424-7293 to acquire additional press materials.
BACKGROUND:
In 2002, 800 cities participated in a movement to end violence against women and girls called V-Day, which grew out of Eve Ensler`s award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues. ''Until the Violence Stops'' shows V-Day`s impact in five communities internationally, while exposing the pervasive and cultural forms of violence that women experience all over the world. The documentary recently made its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
One in three women around the world is a victim of violence at some point in her life. In February, Lifetime Television once again will confront this terrible problem with its Emmy Award-winning public awareness and advocacy campaign, ''Our Lifetime Commitment: Stop Violence Against Women.'' The campaign brings together non-profit organizations, bipartisan political leaders, celebrities and corporations, in a massive, bilingual, national advocacy initiative to unite women and men in efforts to stop the violence against women and girls, once and for all.
''Our Lifetime Commitment: Stop Violence Against Women'' will include on-air programming, online content and outreach around the country to raise awareness of various forms of violence, such as domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, and to offer important information and resources on how women and men can help make a difference in their own lives, families and communities. This initiative is informed by the leading anti-violence organizations, including V-Day, with whom Lifetime is honored to partner.
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