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VOICES OF THE SILENCED

April 24, 2013 - 8:00pm

Prairie Lights Café

Please join us at our open mic night for Violence Against Women, with music, story, and poetry performances.

This will be a supportive space for individuals to share their concerns and experiences in the hopes of empowering ourselves to craft a change for women everywhere. This event is FREE and will be sponsored by the Rape Victim Advocacy Program, the Domestic Violence Intervention Program, the Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, and Iowa United Nations Association. All donations will be given to these organizations to expand their impact on improving violence against women.

Please note: We understand that this is a very serious and, at times, an emotionally painful topic to discuss. We will have advocates from RVAP and DVIP available during and after the event to process with any individuals that may become triggered or overwhelmed by this topic. Our hope is to create a space that is safe, intimate, and empowers us to discuss violence against women in a way that sparks change and hope for our future.

All genders welcome! FREE event! Interested in performing? Bring a piece to perform that is under 7 minutes and come to Prairie Lights at 8:00 pm Wednesday, April 24th to discuss order of performers. We hope to see you there! Spread the word!  The Prairie Lights Cafe will donate 10% of the proceeds of the evening to DVIP. 10% of book sales will be donated to RVAP.