Creatively fighting violence
Aarti Chittala
Issue date: 4/6/09 Section: News
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Volunteers gathered last Tuesday for the "Take Back the Night" poster party in preparation for the upcoming event to march against violence, coordinated by the UMKC Violence Prevention and Response Project.
The original event was in 1976 when women attending the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women lit candles and took to the moonlit streets of Belgium to denounce the continuation of violence against women.
The UMKC pre-march rally included poster making by the students, members of Planned Parenthood and many more putting forward their say against violence against women.
"No More," "Break the silence stop the violence," "You can stop," "It really hurts" and many more heart-touching slogans were written on the signs.
"It is a very good event that lets the campus and community members take a stand against sexual assault against women and against genders, especially the LGBTs," Nancy Harper, coordinator of Violence Prevention, said. "This is our fifth year and we are more excited to have more community members this year."
Women of the Drum from City in Motion, Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Planned Parenthood of the Greater Kansas City and Mid-Missouri, Kansas City Anti-Violence Project, UMKC Law Enforcement, Rockhurst University, UMKC Student Life office, UMKC School of Computing and Engineering student council, Multicultural Student Affairs, Activity Program Council, Rose Brooks Center (shelter for victims of domestic violence), Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA), UMKC Conservatory and UMKC Student Disabilities are among the active organizations that participate in this event and extend a helping hand for spreading awareness in Kansas City.
The Women's Center plans to continue its noble work in the near future with much more participation and more awareness.
achittala@unews.com
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