{"id":10162,"date":"2012-04-02T10:25:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T15:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/?p=10162"},"modified":"2012-04-02T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T15:25:30","slug":"walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-april-27-2012-at-5-p-m-at-lock-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2012\/04\/02\/walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-april-27-2012-at-5-p-m-at-lock-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk a Mile in Her Shoes &#8211; April 27, 2012 at 5 P.M. at Lock 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fellow Law School Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>I have been working recently to put together a team for the annual <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Walk a Mile in Her Shoes<\/span><\/strong> event which will take place <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Friday April 27, 2012 at 5 P.M. at Lock 3<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 This annual event challenges men to slip on women&#8217;s shoes and walk a mile to raise awareness about the serious causes of, effects of, and remedies to sexual violence.\u00a0 You can visit the national website by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkamileinhershoes.org\/\">www.walkamileinhershoes.org<\/a> for more information about the event.\u00a0 We will be wearing women&#8217;s shoes and walking the mile, all\u00a0 we are asking of you is for your consideration in joining us for the walk or that you make a monetary donation to our team to support the cause.<\/p>\n<p>As my team works daily with sex offenders and their victims, we often see the frequency in which sexual assaults occur, the negative effects on victims\/family\/friends, and the need to raise awareness about these issues.\u00a0 Sexual assault is not something that the average person enjoys speaking about, so consequently people do not know much about it.\u00a0 Below are some statistics which may shock you about sexual assault:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Center for Disease Control states that 10.6% of women and 2.1% of men experience forced sex at some point in their lives.<\/li>\n<li>The CDC also suggests that approximately 20%-25% of women in college experience and attempted or completed sexual assault while in college.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>According to the Rape, Abuse &amp; Incest National Network, a sexual assault occurs once every 2 minutes in the United States.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>RAINN also reports that approximately 54% of sexual assaults never get reported to Law Enforcement and that 97% of rapists will never spend a day in jail.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0Looking at these statistics, it is very possible (and very unfortunate) that you may know someone who has been a victim of sexual assault.\u00a0 The effects of these assaults are devastating, not only to the victim, but her family, her friends, etc.\u00a0 Raising awareness may indeed save one person from being a victim.\u00a0 Your monetary donation to our team will be used to benefit the Rape Crisis Center of Summit and Medina County.\u00a0 Please visit their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rccsmc.org\/\">www.rccmsc.org<\/a> to see the various ways in which your donations will be used to raise awareness for sexual assault and to help the victims of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0There are two ways to support our team:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Please consider joining our team to walk for this excellent cause.\u00a0 At minimum, all that we would ask is that you show your support by walking as part of our team.\u00a0 If you join you can also &#8220;go the extra mile&#8221; by soliciting monetary donations to support our team.\u00a0 Please contact me directly if you would like to be a part of our team.<\/li>\n<li>Please consider showing your support for the cause and for our team by making a monetary donation.\u00a0 You can make a secure donation to our team at:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstgiving.com\/fundraiser\/TeamSCAdultProbationSexOffenderUnit\/walkamileinhershoes?fge=ask\">http:\/\/www.firstgiving.com\/fundraiser\/TeamSCAdultProbationSexOffenderUnit\/walkamileinhershoes?fge=ask<\/a><br \/>\nYou can also view the names of all of our active team members.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0Our team recognizes that money is often tight in this time of fiscal challenge, but your donations will be put to excellent use for an excellent cause.\u00a0 Any donations you may be able to make to this cause, no matter how large or how small they may be, will be beneficial.\u00a0 Please also remember that this donation goes to a non-profit organization and may be able to be used as a tax write-off.\u00a0 If you are unable to donate or walk on our team, please consider showing your support for our team by being a spectator at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to forward this email to any friends, family members, co-workers, etc who may be interested in showing their support for ending sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p>In advance, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your donations to this excellent cause.\u00a0 Should you have any questions or should you have any interest in joining our team as a walker, please contact me directly at the contact information below.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Colin Meeker, 1L: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"mailto:cmeeker@cpcourt.summitoh.net\">cmeeker@cpcourt.summitoh.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fellow Law School Colleagues, I have been working recently to put together a team for the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event which will take place Friday April 27, 2012 at 5 P.M. at Lock 3.\u00a0 This annual event challenges men to slip on women&#8217;s shoes and walk a mile to raise awareness &hellip; 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