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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® is an event that asks men to walk a mile in women’s high heeled shoes. By doing so, it gives men a better understanding of women’s experiences, decreasing the potential for gender violence.
The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® organization was created in 2001 by Frank Baird. This international mens march, one that started out as a small group of men “daring to totter” around a park, has grown to become a world-wide movement with tens of thousands of men raising millions of dollars for local rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, and other violence education, prevention, and remediation programs.
The 2014 UMKC Walk A Mile in Her Shoes® will be held on Thursday, May 1, at 5:30p.m., at the University Playhouse. All funds raised will benefit the UMKC Violence Prevention and Response Project.
To register for the walk, become a sponsor, or make a donation, please click here.
Registration Fees:
- $15 – Student with own shoes ($5 tax-deductible);
- $20 – Student with Women’s Center shoes ($0 tax-deductible)
- $30 – Non-student with own shoes ($20 tax-deductible)
- $50 – Non-student with Women’s Center shoes ($30 tax-deductible)
- $ 7 – Meal only ($0 tax-deductible)
(fees for walkers include a t-shirt and meal.)