3rd annual
Sunday, April 30, 2017
11:30am-12:30pm
Downtown Mankato -- Plaza at Cherry & Front Streets
In case of inclement weather, will move indoors to Mankato Place.
In lieu of a registration fee, please bring donations of cash or personal care items for CADA.
Put Yourself in Her Shoes™ and walk the Walk
"You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® is an International Men’s March where men walk a mile in women’s high-heeled shoes as a symbolic gesture to raise awareness on the issue of violence against women. By participating in this event, men show that most men aren’t violent; in fact, the vast majority of men are good people who care about violence, and also that it is a man’s issue too. Domestic violence affects our entire society, and all of us can make a difference.
Not Just a Women’s Issue
Sexualized violence does not just affect women. It affects the men who care about them, their families, their friends, their coworkers, and their communities. Sexualized violence is epidemic. Some of the statistics: Every two minutes someone in America is raped. One in six American women are victims of sexual assault. That means someone you know, someone you care about, has been or may become the victim of sexual violence. It may be your mother, your sister, your friend, your girlfriend, your wife, your coworker, or your daughter.
About Zonta Club of Mankato & This Event
The Zonta Club of Mankato is part of an international organization whose primary focus is improving the status of women worldwide. This is accomplished by working in partnership with the United Nations on several medical and economic endeavors as well as providing several international and local scholarships. Local clubs, such as ours, work within their communities to help improve the status of women – via scholarships, financial support and volunteering. Zonta Says No (to domestic abuse) is an international campaign to end domestic violence. In connection to this campaign, Zonta Club of Mankato will be organizing Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event. The objective of this event is to raise awareness in our community about the serious causes, effects and remediation’s to men's sexualized violence against women.
http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/
Event details
Men, women, and children are invited to Walk the Walk to speak out against gender violence.
We have dropped the $20 registration fee. Instead of a set registration cost, we are asking for donations of cash or personal care items.
Donations will also be accepted for shoe rental and tshirt purchases.
Zonta will have high heeled shoes in men's sizes available for rental.
(If you are not able to walk in high heels, that's okay. The important part is to show up to support women.)
Donations will be given to CADA Mankato (Committee Against Domestic Violence) www.inspire-hope.org/
Thank you to all who participated in our previous events!
"You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® is an International Men’s March where men walk a mile in women’s high-heeled shoes as a symbolic gesture to raise awareness on the issue of violence against women. By participating in this event, men show that most men aren’t violent; in fact, the vast majority of men are good people who care about violence, and also that it is a man’s issue too. Domestic violence affects our entire society, and all of us can make a difference.
Not Just a Women’s Issue
Sexualized violence does not just affect women. It affects the men who care about them, their families, their friends, their coworkers, and their communities. Sexualized violence is epidemic. Some of the statistics: Every two minutes someone in America is raped. One in six American women are victims of sexual assault. That means someone you know, someone you care about, has been or may become the victim of sexual violence. It may be your mother, your sister, your friend, your girlfriend, your wife, your coworker, or your daughter.
About Zonta Club of Mankato & This Event
The Zonta Club of Mankato is part of an international organization whose primary focus is improving the status of women worldwide. This is accomplished by working in partnership with the United Nations on several medical and economic endeavors as well as providing several international and local scholarships. Local clubs, such as ours, work within their communities to help improve the status of women – via scholarships, financial support and volunteering. Zonta Says No (to domestic abuse) is an international campaign to end domestic violence. In connection to this campaign, Zonta Club of Mankato will be organizing Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event. The objective of this event is to raise awareness in our community about the serious causes, effects and remediation’s to men's sexualized violence against women.
http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/
Event details
Men, women, and children are invited to Walk the Walk to speak out against gender violence.
We have dropped the $20 registration fee. Instead of a set registration cost, we are asking for donations of cash or personal care items.
Donations will also be accepted for shoe rental and tshirt purchases.
Zonta will have high heeled shoes in men's sizes available for rental.
(If you are not able to walk in high heels, that's okay. The important part is to show up to support women.)
Donations will be given to CADA Mankato (Committee Against Domestic Violence) www.inspire-hope.org/
Thank you to all who participated in our previous events!
