News Release
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April 17, 2006
Boise State Women's Center Presents Take
Back the Night April 25
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A rally at the Boise State Centennial
Amphitheatre featuring Boise Police Chief Mike Masterson, a screening of the
film �Searching for Angela Shelton,� and a student event, �Walk a Mile in
Her Shoes� will highlight Take Back the Night 2006. This annual event,
hosted by the Boise State Women�s Center to raise awareness about violence,
will be held April 25.
�Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,� from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the University Quad,
invites students to walk in the shoes of a sexual assault survivor.
Participants will don high heels as they take a walk through a simulation of
what sexual assault survivors go through, including the services they need
and the barriers they encounter.
�Speak Out,� at 5:30 p.m. at the Centennial Amphitheatre, is open to the
public as both men and women speak out against violence on campus and in the
community. Masterson is scheduled to speak at the rally about local law
enforcement efforts against domestic violence and sexual assault and how the
community can come together to prevent violence.
�Searching for Angela Shelton,� showing at 7 p.m. at the Flicks Theater, 646
Fulton St., follows filmmaker Shelton on a journey across the United States,
where she met up with other Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey women in
America. What she wasn�t prepared for was learning that � like herself � 24
out of the 40 Angela Sheltons she spoke to had been victims of rape,
domestic violence or child molestation. Tickets are $10 and are available at
the Boise State Women�s Center and at the door. Proceeds benefit the Women�s
Center�s Anti-Violence Iniative Fund.
Take Back the Night rallies are held across the world to raise awareness of
the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that perpetuate violence. The main
focus of the rallies has been on violence against individuals, particularly
women. This year�s rally will address the role that men can play in ending
violence.
Take Back the Night rallies have been held in cities across America since
1978. Marches are also held in Canada, Latin America, India and Europe. Take
Back the Night originated in Germany in 1973 in response to a series of
sexual assaults, rapes and murders.
Co-Sponsors for Take Back the Night include Planned Parenthood of Idaho,
Boise State Health, Wellness and Counseling Center, Idaho Coalition Against
Sexual and Domestic Violence, Boise State Student Code of Conduct Office,
Women�s and Children�s Alliance, Idaho Women�s Network, Men Today Men
Tomorrow, Boise State Student Housing, and the Organization for Gender
Equality and Education.
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Contact: Ellie Merrick, Boise State Women�s Center, (208), 426-4259
elliemerrick@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Anna Fritz, University Communications, (208) 426-1577,
afritz@boisestate.edu
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undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
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