{"id":2114,"date":"2014-10-01T10:45:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T16:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2014-10-01T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T16:45:40","slug":"uccs-joins-with-fort-carson-to-highlight-domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2114","title":{"rendered":"UCCS joins with Fort Carson to highlight domestic violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mary Coussons-Read<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Provost Mary Coussons-Read will kick off Domestic Violence Awareness month during an Oct. 4 event at Iron Horse Park at Fort Carson.<\/p>\n

Coussons-Read will join with Maj. Gen. Paul LaCamera, 4th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force-Carson commander, in condemning domestic violence and pledging to offer assistance in its prevention and helping victims recover. She will present a proclamation previously signed by UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak before a 9:30 a.m. Run\/Walk called \u201cWalk a Mile in Her Shoes.\u201d Registration for the run\/walk begins at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n

The event is free. Tickets and registration are required. Please visit http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/dvam-1st-annual-walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-5k-runwalk-tickets-12626079945?aff=eorg<\/a>. Those who plan to attend should be prepared to show their driver\u2019s license and proof of insurance and current registration when traveling on base at Fort Carson.<\/p>\n

Walk A Mile Flyer 2014-011The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event is sponsored by Fort Carson\u2019s Army Community Services and the UCCS Respect on Campus project. The event, which features men walking in women\u2019s high-heel shoes, is a playful opportunity for men to raise awareness in their community about the serious causes and effects to men\u2019s sexualized violence against women. For more information about the national event, visit http:\/\/www.walkamileinhershoes.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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A group who participated in the 2013 Walk A Mile event show off their shoes. Photo by Dennis Wagner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Walk<\/a>\u201cThere is an old saying about not really understanding another person\u2019s experience until you\u2019ve walked a mile in their shoes,\u201d Catherine Kaukinen, associate professor, School of Public Administration, said. \u201cWalk a Mile in Her Shoes asks men to literally walk one mile in women\u2019s high-heeled shoes. It\u2019s not easy walking in these shoes, but it\u2019s fun and it gets the community to talk about something that\u2019s really difficult to talk about: gender relations and men\u2019s sexual violence against women.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the \u201cwalk the walk\u201d theme, organizers want to help people continue to \u201ctalk the talk.\u201d Representatives from UCCS, Fort Carson and local domestic violence prevention agencies such as TESSA will be in attendance to encourage conversations, answer questions and provide referrals.<\/p>\n

Other UCCS Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events are:<\/p>\n