Picture Gallery

April 2006

“Walk A Mile In Her Shoes” (April, 2006)
Sac State men walk one mile in women’s high-heeled shoes to help men gain a better understanding and appreciation of women’s experiences. They also promote healing, as they demonstrate that men are willing and able to be courageous partners with women in making the world a safer place.

National Freedom Run(November, 2005)
Polaris Project is sponsoring the National Freedom Run, a series of runs/walks designed to raise awareness and funding to fight modern-day slavery and human trafficking and generate community involvement. Visit www.polarisproject.org for more info.
Guerilla Girls(November, 2005)
We had a great time with the famous (or infamous depending how you look at it) Guerilla Girls. Of course we took them to our favorite restaurant, Buca di Beppo and ate in the Pope room.

The Guerilla Girls is an organization of feminist women who tour the world speaking out about the gender and racial prejudice that women have faced, especially in the entertainment and art industries. The activist group satirically disguises themselves in gorilla masks and costumes and uses aliases of deceased female artists such as Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe and Gertrude Stein. Their website is www.guerillagirls.com

International Violence Against Women Conference (October, 2005)
The second annual International Dialogue On Violence Against Women brought global experts to address the worldwide issue of human trafficking and its effects on women caught in various slave trades. Main speaker, author Le Ly Hayslip, discussed her experiences growing up in war-torn Vietnam, where slave trades proliferated. Hayslip's books were adapted for the 1993 film Heaven & Earth, directed by Oliver Stone. The conference includee a screening of the film Daughters and Sons: Preventing Child Trafficking in the Golden Triangle, with commentary provided by Sacramento State professor Xin Ren, about human trafficking in Southeast Asia. Dr. Jude Antonyappan and Dr. Prit Paul Kaur presented on “Coercion and Desertion of Women: A Critical Analysis of Arranged International Marriages.”

To end the conference, MANASA,a tribal fusion belly dance troupe based in Sacramento, performed.

“Slavery Still Exists” Campaign (October, 2005)
The Slavery Still Exists Campaign is the national grassroots public awareness program of Polaris Project on modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Thousands of community members from across the United States have joined the campaign by holding events and taking photos showing their commitment to fighting human trafficking. Sac State, of course, was not left out. Here are our students, and some of our non-human participants, protesting human trafficking. To get more information on how you can get involved, contact www.slaverystillexists.org

Sexual Assault Month Gala (March 30, 2004)
Sexual violence often goes unspoken. The shame and fear associated with it are rarely talked about in the open. However, on March 30, more than 300 community members accepted the challenge to end sexual violence by attending an event co-sponsored by WEAVE and CSUS Women’s Resource Center. The program, Action with Compassion, addressed the need for community members to make individual contributions to this movement by volunteering time at the region’s rape crisis center, or by simply refusing to buy into stereotypical images of what women "should" be.

WEAVE Executive Director, Nicolette Bautista, and Board President Wendy Phoenix joined CSUS Associate Vice President of Student Life, Lori Varlotta in bringing voice to this often-silent issue. A former WEAVE client and rape survivor’s own voice cut through the darkness to reach into the hearts of the audience and inspire their commitment. Her speech ended in a standing ovation. Awards were also given to the men and women who serve daily in the trenches to put an end to such terror and to bring peace to the survivors.