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[Becky Lockwood <>]

Hello. As an alternative one year we gathered a pair of shoes for every survivor we had served that year and set them up on outdoor stairs in a public location.  We then attached different compilations of survivors stories to every third pair of shoes.  We included men’s & women’s shoes, although they were mostly women’s. We had a chop-chop explaining the display that we handed to folks who walked by.  It’s a very different type of event, but very moving & compelling. I think we had over 300 pairs of shoes that year.

A lot of work to get all the shoes- then we donated them to a local survival center. 

Becky

 

Becky Lockwood

Associate Director of Counseling and Rape Crisis Services

Center for Women & Community

413.545.5832

 

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From: Pleasants, Robert [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:14 AM
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Subject: Alternatives to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

 

Hi all,

 

We’ve had student organizations who want us to partner in “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” events on campus in the past, and while the events tend to raise good publicity, they have the potential to do so at the expense of promoting gender stereotypes—and in the worst case scenario, even making fun of women.

 

Does anyone have experience with alternatives and/or modifications to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes that they would be willing to share?

Many thanks,

-bob

 

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Robert Pleasants, Ph.D.

Interpersonal Violence Prevention Coordinator, Student Wellness

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

(919) 962-9355

 

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