Thursday, April 07, 2011

Men will (literally) Walk a Mile in Her Shoes April 12

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Eric Williams (center in blue) during last year's event. Photo Credit: USI Photo Services HI-RES | WEB RELATED VIDEO:  RELATED AUDIO:  Contact for more information: Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 email Inspired by the old saying that you can't understand other people's experiences until you've walked a mile in their shoes, men will literally walk one mile in women's high heeled shoes at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, on the USI campus. Albion Fellows Bacon Center and the University of Southern Indiana are sponsoring the event, "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence." Among the men participating will be Barry Schonberger, USI dean of students, Eric Williams '89, Vanderburgh County sheriff, Nick Hermann, Vanderburgh County prosecutor, Terry Winkler, Boonville's assistant police chief, and Evansville Police Department sex crime detectives Jim Harpenau, Brian Turpin and Nathan Schroer. Registration for the Walk will begin at 5 p.m. in front of the Liberal Arts Center. Samantha Church, a sexual assault survivor, is the featured speaker. After the walk, Williams, Hermann, and Schonberger will pledge with students and community members to make a difference. Men, women, and children are invited to participate. The walk is supported by a number of USI campus organizations, including the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, Order of Omega, SGA SOS Grants, and the Wrestling Club. USI also has an active men's awareness group called Male Allies Against Rape & Violence (MAARV). For more information on MAARV's role in the walk, call Dr. Todd Schroer, associate professor of sociology, at 812/464-1723. Community sponsors include APA, Fraternal Order of Police #73, Fraternal Order of Police #148, Demolition City Roller Derby, Premiums Plus, and SouthWest Graphix, among others. Albion Fellows Bacon Center, a nonprofit agency serving victims of domestic and sexual violence, provided sexual assault services to 653 victims in 2010. Albion provides emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line, short-term individual crisis counseling, support groups, and legal and medical advocacy to victims and their friends and family. All services are free of charge. For more information, contact Christina Wicks at Albion Fellows Bacon Center, 812/422-9372.

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