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[Angela DiNunzio Seguin <>]

  We just had one this month as part of our Sexual
  Assault Awareness Month events.  The turnout was not
  what we had hoped, but the men who attended were
  enthusiastic.  They all wore the free shirts we gave
  out while they walked, which identified the cause
  for which they walked and promoted the month at the
  same time.  Our men's group on campus, MARS (Men
  Against Rape Society) purchased the red heels from
  the national Walk a Mile in Her Shoes organization
  (www.walkamileinhershoes.org).  For 100 pairs it
  cost about $2500, so that's important to consider. 
  For us, this was the easiest way to insure we would
  have men-sized heels.  You have to fill out the
  appropriate request forms with the national
  organization to do a march using this name.
   
  One thing we discussed a lot in advance was how it
  would be carried out and how it might be received. 
  We were very concerned about not trivializing the
  issue of sexual assault or women's issues in
  general or having onlookers think we were making a
  joke of these issues.  The students on our planning
  committee were excited to try it and we made choices
  like not having an MC to kick off the event, who
  might make mockery of the men in shoes.  We had a
  lot of women students helping at the event, handing
  out shoes & shirts and cheering the men on as they
  started and finished marching.  The school paper
  covered it appropriately (though there were many
  inaccuracies in the article).  All in all, I think
  it was a successful event.
   
  Angela

Angela DiNunzio Seguin
Program Coordinator
S.O.S. (Sexual Offense Support)
Wellspring: Student Wellness Program
University of Delaware
(302) 831-3457
http://www.udel.edu/wellspring


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    Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:08:18 -0400
    From: "Bates-Pratt, Shalise" 
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    Subject: RE: Question about Walk A Mile in Her
    Shoes
    To: 
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    >Hello Colleagues,
    >
    >I've been approached by a group on our campus
    that wants to host a "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes"
    event on our campus.
    >
    >Have any of you all done an event like this
    before? Can you all share information, flyers,
    programs, planning documents, pictures, etc to
    help me help them make this event successful?
    >
    >Shalise Bates-Pratt
    >Director of Student Leadership and Gender
    Resources
    >Randolph-Macon College
    >PO Box 5005
    >Campus Center-304 Henry Street
    >Ashland, VA 23005
    >ph 804-752-3205
    >fax 804-752-3211
    
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