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Beyond Beats & Rhymes:
Byron Hurt:
Hurt the creator of HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and
Rhymes, a riveting documentary that tackles issues of masculinity, sexism,
violence and homophobia in today's hip-hop culture will be coming to the DU
Auraria campus
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 1 pm!
If you would like to join the Men Standing Up Program and attend this program please email MESA or click here for more information
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Denim Day
Thursday, April 23rd
Step Forward & Take A Stand Against Rape
ROME - ITALY, 1997 MORNING
A 17-year-old girl is picked up by her 56-year-old instructor for her very first driving lesson. An hour later --- raped and abandoned by him in alley....she has to make her way back home. Undeterred, she reports the incident and the case is prosecuted. The driving instructor is convicted of rape and sentenced to jail.
MONTHS LATER - 1998
The perpetrator appeals the sentence. The case makes it all the way to the Italian Supreme Court where the case against the driving instructor is overturned and the perpetrator is released.
WHY DENIM?
In a statement released by the Head Judge, he argued, "because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them....and by removing the jeans...it was no longer rape but consensual sex." Enraged by the verdict, the Women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action and protested by wearing on the steps of the Italian Parliament building. This call to action motivated and emboldened the
California Senate and Assembly to do the same and a movement was born.
 Join Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA) and participate in Denim Day. You can participate by:
- Wearing denim on April 23, 2009.
- Tell your friends and family to wear jeans
- Let us know you are wearing jeans, so we can announce the tally
- Spread the word about Denim Day
- Donate to Dollars for Denim
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Canine Classic New Date:
Saturday, April 25th!
Due to the wet conditions at the Boulder Reservoir caused by 2 days of wet spring snow, the Canine Classic was postponed from Sunday, April 19th to Saturday, April 25th. Here is the important information:
Start times:
10K Run - 9 AM (registration closes for 10K at 8:50)
5K Run/Walk - 9:30 AM (registration closes for 5K at 9:20)
Registration is still open. Here is how you can register:Online (closes Thursday, April 23rd at Midnight)Phone: 303-443-0400 (closes Friday, April 24 at Noon)Only Natural Pet Store - 28th & Pearl (closes Friday, April 24 at 6 pm)Race Day: Registration opens at 7:30 AMRegistration Fees:
Online & Phone:
- Youth/Student/Senior/NonProfit - $20
- Adult - $30
Only Natural Pet Store (28th & Pearl)
- Youth/Student/Senior/NonProfit - $15
- Adult - $25
Race Day
- Youth/Student/Senior/NonProfit - $25
- Adult - $35
You must be pre-registered to receive a t-shirt!
If you are already registered and CANNOT attend on Saturday, April 25th, please email Deirdre
Packet Pick-Up Location & Schedule:
Thursday, April 23, 2009 10am - 4 pm
Only Natural Pet Store 28th & Pearl, Boulder, CO
Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:00 - 8 pm
Left Hand Brewery at the Until the Violence Stops Viewing
1265 Boston Ave, Longmont, CO 80501
Friday, April 24, 2009 10 am - 6pm
Only Natural Pet Store 28th & Pearl, Boulder, CO
This year's logo designed by Kristen Sheldon of Heartstrings Card Co.:
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Until the Violence Stops
 Until the Violence Stops
is a film that shows women from Harlem to Ukiah, California; from the Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation to the Philippines and Kenya, uniting and
courageously revealing their intimate and deeply painful experiences
with abuse ranging from rape to female circumcision.
Thursday, April 23rd 6:30 PM
Left Hand Brewing Company
1265 Boston Ave, Longmont, CO
Tickets: $10 if purchased online or $12 at the door
There will be food, a Lucy Sale, a raffle and other great surprises!
Please note if you are registered for the Canine Classic, you can come pick up your packet at this location - no cost to you!
A great way to hang out!
Check out a preview of Until the Violence Stops
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