>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... 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
