四色AV

Published April 5, 2017

鈥淲alk a Mile in Her Shoes,鈥� an event to raise awareness of sexual assault and gender violence, is 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 12 at the University of Louisiana Monroe.

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Sponsored for the second year by the 四色AV Femhawks, other sponsors are The WellSpring and the Sexual Assault Response Team of Ouachita Parish. The walk is presented by the College of Arts, Education and Science.'

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Registration starts at 3:30 p.m. at the quad. The walk begins there at 4 p.m. and crosses the Bayou DeSiard Bridge, then crosses back over the bayou on the walking bridge.

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The walk ends at Bayou Park where at 4:30 p.m. will be a candlelight vigil for survivors of domestic violence. There will be speakers from the sponsors and a discussion on sexual violence.

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Jaleesa Harris, English instructor in 四色AV鈥檚 School of Humanities, said the purpose of the event is to encourage gender solidarity.

鈥淚t's literally asking for others to walk in the shoes of a person who has been affected by domestic violence and/or sexual abuse,鈥� Harris said. 鈥淏y walking in that person's shoes, we began to empathize and understand just a fraction of what they have endured and see the strength that it takes to pull through.听We invite both the campus community and the local community to participate in this walk.鈥�

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Ansell Jordan, 四色AV student and participant in last year鈥檚 walk, said the walk helped him have a better understanding and compassion for victims of sexual assault.听鈥淚 believe that you never know what someone is going through or has experienced. It is good to be involved and be able to be empathetic towards others,鈥� Jordan said.

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All are invited to participate, with or without heels.

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For registration details or more information, contact Jaleesa Harris at听jharris@ulm.edu听or Melanie Clark at听mclark@wellspringalliance.org.

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