WOMEN of the CONGO

CITY OF JOY:

EMPOWERING CONGO'S WOMEN 

The “Women of the Congo” Benefit  Presents

An Evening with Playwright and V-Day Founder

EVE ENSLER

 Wednesday September 21, 2011

7:30 p.m.

ARDSLEY COUNTRY CLUB

100 North Mountain Drive

Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York  

 Drinks and hors d'oeuvres 

Pop-up Boutique by SHONA Congo 

2nd ANNUAL WOMEN OF THE CONGO BENEFIT 

 Together on October 20, 2009 we raised $123,000.   

Eve Ensler, V-Day Founder and Playwright; Jeffrey Gettleman,  Journalist and East Africa Bureau Chief New York Times 

Jennifer Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Eve Ensler, Stacey Breckling 

Whoopi Goldberg, Eve Ensler 

Dayle Haddon, Loreal spokesperson, UNICEF ambassador; Ann Veneman,  Executive Director of UNICEF

Jeffrey Gettleman; John Prendergast, Co-founder of the Enough Project, human rights activist and author; Eve Ensler

2009 Women of the Congo Planning Committee

Dan Peres, Details Editor-in-Chief; Sarah Wynter, Actress

Ann Veneman,  Executive Director of UNICEF; Peggy Kerry, State Department, NGO Liaison at the US Mission

John Prendergast, Co-founder of the Enough Project, human rights activist and author

100% of the evenings proceeds will go to V-Day’s City of Joy, a revolutionary community that provides necessary resources and support for women survivors of rape to rebuild and transform their lives.  

A centerpiece of this mission is facilitating community reintegration, specifically for those who face extreme challenges in returning home due to community rejection and trauma.  V-Day and the Fondacion Panzi (DRC) – with support from UNICEF -  built the City of Joy as conceived and directed by women on the ground.  Doors opened in July, 2011.

Please join us in fighting the epidemic of violence by helping these survivors regain control over their lives.

If you cannot attend, thank you for considering a donation.

 O, The Oprah Magazine    reporting on the 2008 Women of the Congo benefit

 The 2009 Planning Committee thank you  for your support.  

Aimée Brady, Stacey Breckling, Margaret Caron, Katie Carron, Jennifer Chalsen, Julie Chang, Kirsten Cleary, Young-Yi Clinton, Jennifer Crossland, Michelle Foligno, Jennifer Friedman, Kulsoom Gul, Stefy Hilmer, Amy Hochhauser, Natalie Horton, Ana Jovancicev, Catherine Kelley, Sharon Kim, Amelie Kraus, Sarah LeBuhn, Joanne Lee, Heather Miller, Andrea Moglia, Catherine Mugo, Jane Nadasi, Mary Nangah, Jennifer Oakes, Kelli O'Donnell, Susannah Owen, Alison Pack, Andrea Perrone, Andee Radu, Virginia Reynolds, Tristin Rumack, Tanya Scholl, Orit Small, Keira Smith, Jessica Suh, Tara Taylor, Janine Thompson, Lisa Von Redden, Allison Waguespack, Sarah Wynter, Jarret Yoshida, Jennifer Williams