1991_12 The Daily Collegian December 1991

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The Daily   Collegian • December 2, 1991
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It's about time to stop
violence against women
By Cyndi McCollister
Today begins Violence
Against Women Awareness
Week. In order to bring aware¬
ness to this problem, the ASI
Violence Against Women Com¬
mittee and Women's Alliance
have been working in conjunc¬
tion on this weeks activities.
Throughout the whole week, a
table in the Free Speech Area has
been set up with information
and whistles for students,
faculty and staff to acquire.
There will also be an informative
discussion this evening in
Industrial .Arts room 101 at 7
p.m. The discussion will begin
with Mayor Humphrey present¬
ing a city-wide proclamation on
Violence Against Women The
discussion will focus on violence
against women and will include
presenters from different
communities to assess how
different communities in Fresno
are affected and avenues of
support for each. There will be
representatives from Southeast
Asian, lesbian, African American
and Chicana communities along
with people from the medical
and legal professions.
On Tuesday, two plays will be
performed in the Arena Theater
at 7 p.m. Both focus on violence
against women The opening act
features two artists that use
shared memories to raise
questions about definitions of
abuse and responsibility for
stopping it. The second play,
The Soul Sentence of Mis
Demeanor," is performed and
written by the world-renowned
artist Nao Bustamante. The
journey from what imprisons us
to what can set us free is a
continual balancing act of
opposition—this Is the premise
of The Soul Sentence of Mis
Demeanor."
Wednesday there will by a
rally in the Free Speech Area
with music, poetry, speeches and
performance art. The rally will
conclude with a demonstration
on assertiveness and self-
defense. That evening, all are
encouraged to participate in the
Take Back the Night March" at
8 p.m. The march will begin in
the Free Speech Area, then down
Shaw to Eighth Street and then
over to Bulldog Lane. The
march is important because it is
one of the most fundamental
forms for women to unite and
make a statement about violence
against women in their commu¬
nities.
On Thursday, the Reverend
June Juliet Gatlin, a woman of
vision and inspiration, will    s
appear in lecture and ritual to
empower, inspire and heal. She
will also be conducting a
spiritual rite for the Spiral of
Healing cloth. The doth, on
display in the Free Speech .Area,
is a visual representation of
Violence Against Women at
CSUF. Students have been
sewing ribbons onto the cloth
that represent violence against
them. Ms. Gatlin is an interna¬
tionally recognized spiritual
consultant, psychic and lecturer.
The ceremony will follow a
speech on healing the spirit. The
speech begins at 5 p.m at the
University Religious Center
(2311 East Shaw) just south of
the Music Building.
We believe that the time has
come at CSUF for violence
against women to be a priori¬
tized problem. I
Every six to eight minutes a
man rapes, every 12 seconds a
man beats his significant other
and every day four men murder
their wives or significant others.
Please participate in these
programs, they just might
change your life.
This is your last chance to submit your
poetry, prose and fiction to Spectrum.
The deadline is Dec. 6.
See your name in print; amaze classmates
and teachers with your brilliance. Show us
what you're made of and do it now, before it
is to6 late.
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