{"id":44295,"date":"2016-03-30T08:28:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=44295"},"modified":"2020-01-16T15:02:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T01:02:06","slug":"uh-west-oahu-community-to-walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/30\/uh-west-oahu-community-to-walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> West O\u02bbahu<\/span> community to walk a mile in their shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Walk<\/p>\n

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> campus community will participate in an event on April 6 for Walk a Mile in Their Shoes,<\/a> the international march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> students, faculty and staff will participate in a walk around the campus, many wearing women’s high-heeled shoes or decorated slippers, to demonstrate support for efforts to stop the violence.<\/p>\n

The walk is meant to put participants literally “in someone else’s shoes” as a show of support and solidarity behind the goal of ending sexualized violence. Walk a Mile in Their Shoes at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> will happen on April 6 at 12:25 p.m.<\/abbr> and again at 1:55 p.m.<\/abbr> starting in the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Courtyard. A supply of men’s and women’s shoes will be available for participants’ use during the march.<\/p>\n

The event is free and open to the public. All community groups, businesses and organizations are encouraged to attend. Walk a Mile in Their Shoes will also feature interactive displays and community organizations sharing resources and information about sexual assault prevention from 11 a.m.<\/abbr> to 2 p.m.<\/abbr> in the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Courtyard.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Rouel Velasco<\/strong> via email<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Julie Funasaki Yuen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the UH<\/abbr>–West Oʻahu<\/span> community will participate in Walk a Mile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[716,59],"class_list":["post-44295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-domestic-violence","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t