V-Day Annual Report 2015 | Page 28

COLLEGE AND COMM 2015 was a transitional year, during which the structure of the V-Day campaigns began to shift to an even more autonomous, activist-based model. In over 1000 locations, college and community activists performed benefit productions of The Vagina Monologues and A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer. PERFORMANCE LOCATION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:: ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN IN BANGLADESH MONROVIA REYKJAVIK TEHRAN V-Day Taconic, a New York-based effort led by local activists, held an exclusive performance of The Vagina Monologues at Taconic Correctional Facility, a medium-security women’s prison in Bedford Hills, NY, for the women at the prison. The event featured an inclusive cast of actors including formerly incarcerated women, trans women, and activists. 28