Walk a Mile in Her Shoes planned for Tuesday

Students helping to organize the event, Kamryn Kozisek and Haylee Payton, said the purpose of the event is to raise awareness about sexualized violence toward women, as well as promoting DOVEs as a resource, allow victims to feel safe on campus and in the community, educate the public and students and give victims a voice, according to Kozisek.

A poster-making session in Memorial Hall Room 147 will begin at 3 p.m. All supplies will be provided. Community members are invited to join the walk and families are welcome.

Payton said asking men to complete the walk while wearing heels is an effort to directly confront the gender stereotypes and enforce the self-reflection that what women wear is not the cause of the assault. She added that wearing heels is optional. Drop off boxes for heel donations are at Safeway and the Student Center.

Participants are invited to wear shirts to represent campus organizations and comfortable weather appropriate clothing. Each club can choose a T-shirt and decorate it April 13-15 as part of The Clothesline Project. Shirts will be displayed in the Student Center April 16-18 and a representative of each club will wear the decorated T-shirts in the march.

The walk, led by CSC athletic teams, will start at Memorial Hall after participants sign in and Dr. Mary Clai Jones assistant professor English speaks. The walk will conclude at the Dawes County Courthouse gazebo.

Tom Green, Director of Title IX compliance with the Nebraska State College System, will conclude the event by leading the pledge provided on the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes website. In case of inclement weather, the event will be the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

Additional events include an After-Walk Open Mic at the Bean Broker from 6-8 p.m., for anyone who would like to read their prose, poetry, or sing. Victims are invited feel comfortable speaking out about their stories.

An exhibit affiliated with Silent Witness National Initiative showing victims of domestic homicide and their stories will be in Memorial Hall from 2 to 6 p.m.

Sponsors of the event include Residence Life Association, Zeta Alpha Kappa, the Social Work Club, the Education Club, Student Senate, UNITED, Every Eagle Succeeds, the Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee, and the CSC football team.