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>I am sending this announcement on behalf of the Speakers and Special
>Events Committee.
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>Please attend and encourage your students to attend this event on
>Wednesday April 2nd at 8:00 PM.
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>The event will be held in the amphitheater near the Fine Arts Center and
>is in conjunction with UTC's Sexual Assault Awareness Week, March 31
>through April 4th.
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>Dr. Lou Lou Hong will present her program, "The Date That Lasts a
>Lifetime:  Men and Women as Partners Preventing Rape".
>Dr. Hong is a nationally recognized speaker on the issue of sexual violence.
>Dr. Helen Eigenberg will announce the start up of UTC's Women's Center and
>Transformation Project which will help address the issue of violence
>against women on campus.
>Immediately following the presentations there will be a "Take Back the
>Night" march through campus with a speak out.
>"Take Back the Night" marches were first organized in the 1970's to
>protest how people are not safe at night and to symbolically reclaim the
>night and their safety.  Students are encouraged to march in support as
>groups or individuals.
>The "Clothesline Project" will be displayed at this event as well.  The
>"Clothesline Project" is a visual display that bears witness to violence
>against women.
>There will be several tables with information and activities.  There will
>be a proclamation read as well as a pledge for men to sign in support of
>stopping sexual violence.

Thanks,
Barb Conforti
Transformation Project
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