--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > From my local weekly. Whaddya know, a whole bunch of > pseudofeminist *males*, whining about violence against > women! What wimps. > > Watch out for exploding heads on FFL... >
Great story. Violence against women by men cannot end unless men are willing to speak out against it. Men who ridicule feminist men shouldn't get any nookie. > > Male students walk to end violence against women > > Walk a Mile in Her Shoes at Monmouth U part of global initiative > > BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer > > Thirty male students strapped on stilettos, slipped > on pumps and paraded along a mile-long path at > Monmouth University to take part in the Walk a Mile > in Her Shoes campaign. > > The Nov. 4 walk, attended by an estimated 300 > people, was held in conjunction with the global > White Ribbon Campaign, a program for men that aims > to end violence against women and girls. > > "It was really impressive," Monmouth University > Residence Hall Director Chris McKittrick said last > week. > > "I was hoping for maybe 20 to 30 people to show up, > and we had 300," McKittrick said. "It was impressive > to see that solid line of folks from the Wilson Hall > steps all the way to the underpass [below Cedar > Avenue]. That's about one-fifth of a mile of just > people." > > The two separate initiatives, the Walk a Mile in Her > Shoes and White Ribbon campaigns, both seek to raise > awareness of violence against women by men, > McKittrick said. > > The mission of the White Ribbon Campaign > (www.whiteribbon.ca), a worldwide initiative, is to > end violence against women perpetrated by men, > McKittrick explained.... > > "A lot of colleges and universities are bringing the > White Ribbon Campaign to student groups for men to > help encourage men on campus to stand up and end > violence against women," McKittrick explained.... > > At the point where the walk ended, a sign explained > that for each step participants took, one woman would > die as a result of domestic violence this year.... > > > Read more: > > http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2009/1203/front_page/004.html > > http://tinyurl.com/ybx4alj >
