MURFREESBORO — Men
will teeter and totter around in high heels at MTSU to again raise awareness
about a very serious issue.
“Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30, at the Campus Recreation Center. A printable campus
parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.
The event marks MTSU’s participation in the International
Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence, an enterprise of
the nonprofit organization Venture Humanity Inc.
Its founder, Frank Baird, created “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”
in 2001 “to create a unique and powerful public experience that educates
individuals and communities about the causes of men’s sexualized violence
against women, provides them with prevention and remediation strategies and
empowers them to further develop and implement these knowledges and skills
interpersonally and politically,” according to www.walkamileinhershoes.org.
Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. The first 100 participants
will receive a free T-shirt. All participants are invited to remain after the
walk for a free concert and food.
This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored
by Fraternity and Sorority Life, Intercultural and Diversity Affairs, the June
Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students, the Office of Student
Organizations and Service and the Student Government Association.
For more information, contact Barbara Scales, director of
the June Anderson Center, at 615-898-2913 or barbara.scales@mtsu.edu.
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