{"id":39227,"date":"2015-10-12T10:07:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T20:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=39227"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:26:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T21:26:05","slug":"uh-joins-in-mens-march-against-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/12\/uh-joins-in-mens-march-against-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> joins in Men\u2019s March Against Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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On Thursday, October 8, more than 1,000 marchers participated in the 21st Annual Men’s March Against Violence<\/a> in Downtown Honolulu. Among those leading the event were students, faculty and staff from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> campuses as well as state and city officials and various school groups and non-profit organizations from across the state.<\/p>\n

The theme of the march and rally was “Walk the Talk.” Serving as honorary chair of the event was Jerris Hedges<\/strong>, dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

“This is a great opportunity for UH<\/abbr> to show our commitment to non-violence on our campuses and in homes throughout Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” said Â鶹´«Ã½President David Lassner<\/strong>. “I am proud and pleased to see Jerris as the honorary chair once again, Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> as a presenting organization and Board of Regents Chair Randy Moore<\/strong> and UH<\/abbr> Athletics Director David Matlin<\/strong> as part of the organizing breakfast.”<\/p>\n

“The marchers and those supporting this year are doing a wonderful job of spreading the message,” said Hedges. “The message is that people need to be aware of domestic violence, need to know how to respond to it and put appropriate peer pressure—men to men—to do the right thing.”<\/p>\n