{"id":11851,"date":"2013-04-22T22:05:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T03:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=11851"},"modified":"2013-04-25T10:10:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T15:10:09","slug":"walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/11851","title":{"rendered":"Walk a Mile in Her Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkamileinhershoes.org\/\" title=\"Walk a Mile in Her Shoes web site\" target=\"_blank\">Walk A Mile In Her Shoes\u00ae<\/a>, a men&#8217;s march in high-heeled shoes to stop rape, sexual assault, and gender violence, comes to UWW on Wed., April 24, from 5-7pm in the UC Hamilton Room. The event is sponsored by University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS), People Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (PADA), the Inter-Fraternity Council, and DECA. Proceeds from this walk benefit PADA (the registration deadline has passed already).<\/p>\n<p>Schedule: Speakers at 5:30pm, walk around campus starts at 6pm, and the event concludes with various awards, e.g., best team spirit, highest shoes, and best walk.<\/p>\n<p>Events like this are aimed at increasing awareness and empathy toward victims of sexual assault, demonstrating opposition to sexual violence, and fundraising. There are related research resources available. Search <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/databases-by-title\" title=\"list of UWW article databases\" target=\"_blank\">article databases<\/a> to find, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/jmm.sagepub.com\/content\/15\/5\/507.full.pdf+html\" title=\"UWW-only link to online article It's Cool to Care about Sexual Violence\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIt\u2019s Cool to Care about Sexual Violence: Men\u2019s Experiences with Sexual Assault Prevention&#8221;<\/a> (<em>Men &#038; Masculinities<\/em>, 2012, vol.15:no.5, pp.507-525) and <a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/journals\/journal_of_college_student_development\/v047\/47.2foubert.pdf\" title=\"UWW-only link to online article Effects of Two Versions of an Empathy...\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Effects of Two Versions of an Empathy-Based Rape Prevention Program on Fraternity Men&#8217;s Survivor Empathy, Attitudes, and Behavioral Intent to Commit Rape or Sexual Assault&#8221;<\/a> (<em>Journal of college student development<\/em>, 2006, vol.47:no.2, pp.133-148). There also are articles in newspapers about walks held in other locations, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/gazettextra.com\/news\/2012\/sep\/15\/walk-mile-her-shoes-sets-record-participants-money\/\" title=\"link to online article at GazetteXtra.com about Janesville WI event\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Walk a Mile in Her Shoes sets record for participants, money raised&#8221;<\/a> about the walk held in Janesville last fall (also see video at YouTube:) [youtube]http:\/\/youtu.be\/Tyh0HsgzB9Q[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>If you would appreciate assistance with finding additional materials, please <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/get-help\/ask-a-librarian\" title=\"Ask a librarian email or chat\" target=\"_blank\">ask a librarian<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walk A Mile In Her Shoes\u00ae, a men&#8217;s march in high-heeled shoes to stop rape, sexual assault, and gender violence, comes to UWW on Wed., April 24, from 5-7pm in the UC Hamilton Room. 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