Slutwalk Houston
July 9th 11:00am -2:00pm
Cherryhurst Park
Houston, TX
I wanted to write much more and sooner about this event, but personal family matters have kept me away from the computer most of this week.
What is a “Slutwalk”? It is a worldwide response to a comment from a Toronto police officer who said, "Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."
Walks like the one being held in Houston tomorrow have been organized all over the nation and around the world—they are an effort to make people aware of the problem and effects of blaming the victim for being raped and/or sexually assaulted. Many articles and debates have sprung up as a result to these events as well as an argument over the name “slutwalk” and whether or not the name is more helpful or harmful to the cause. There has also been a great controversy over having one of these walks in India. There has even been a controvery over this Houston event after the official Facebook event page was temporarily removed by Facebook after it was reported too many times as being "offensive."
We will be attending this event tomorrow, and will be writing a more indepth follow-up anaylsis with pictures included.
Click HERE to see the official website and HERE to see an event page for those making travel arrangements to this event from the Huntsville and Conroe area. There is also a Slutwalk Houston Facebook Page.
Edit: We drove down, ran a little late, and didn't see that many cars at the park so we left. Therefore, we can't do much of a follow-up entry. =/
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