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'The Vagina Monologues' playwright Eve Ensler talks about her mission to stop violence against young girls and women.

Apr. 07, 2011

Playwright and activist Eve Ensler discusses her mission to stop violence against young girls and women. Then Rape Victim Advocates executive director Sharmili Majmudar will talk about local efforts to combat sexual assault on college campuses. And Eight Forty-Eight will hear about the new film The City in Which: A Chicago Cine-Poem, which assembles 16-millimeter visual interpretations of a local poet’s opus.

Ensler: Women are cast aside during recessions

Apr. 7, 2011
"Whenever there is economic distress, we know that women are always on the front lines, and we know that women's rights are always pushed back," playwright and activist Eve Ensler told Eight Forty-Eight's Alison Cuddy on Thursday.

Combatting sexual assault on college campuses

Apr. 7, 2011
Monday, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reinforced the idea that federal civil rights law obliges schools to respond to allegations of sexual violence. The timing is right-April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Poetry in motion (pictures): The challenge of Cine-Poem

Apr. 7, 2011
The following is the opening stanza to poet Li-Young Lee’s The City In Which I Love You: And when, in the city in which I love you, Even my most excellent song goes unanswered, And I mount the scabbed streets, The long shouts of avenues, And tunnel sunken night in search of you...

Carlos Hernandez Gomez gets a power-pop tribute

Apr. 7, 2011
Those friends and family members who are no longer here anymore are always in our hearts.  But when big political news breaks, or around election time, it’s especially difficult not to miss pal and colleague Carlos Hernandez Gomez.  Thursday, FitzGerald’s in Berwyn is hosting the seco

Comedian Emo Philips returns to the Windy City

Apr. 7, 2011
Emo Philips and his car have covered a lot of miles over his long career. The comedian has spent more than 30 years doing stand-up. Phillips gets lots of props for his joke writing skills.

The varying musical spaces of In Tall Buildings

Apr. 7, 2011
Since his college days at the University of Michigan, musician Erik Hall has been a member of the jazz group NOMO. But that experience didn’t stop his need to rock. The self-described '90s rock kid at heart has steadily built a repertoire of rock songs.