[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Co Sponsorship of N.O.W. Event

[Ricky Baldwin]

Sounds good - 

and this doesn't even seem to have any of the issues
that usually get AWARE into a fracas.  Let's do it!

Ricky

--- Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> The National Organization for Women (NOW) is asking
> AWARE to 
> co-sponsor some Women's History events and some
> Sexual 
> Assault Awareness events. (see description below).
> 
> -karen medina
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Subject: Co Sponsorship of N.O.W. Event  
> >
> >Dear Campus/Community Leader/
> Wonderful-People-We'd-Like-
> Involved,
> >  My name is Amber Kirchhoff and I am president of
> the campus
> >branch of the National Organization for Women.  I
> am
> >contacting you to invite you to co sponsor our
> upcoming event
> >which will wrap up Women's History Month (March)
> and kicking
> >off Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April) all in
> one night!!
> >We will be hosting a women's history trivia night
> with
> >proceeds going to a local women's shelter. Trivia
> night will
> >be held THURSDAY APRIL 13 @ 7pm, location TBA. Each
> team of 5
> >will test their knowledge for a good cause & a fun
> prize. As 
> a
> >co sponsor, we would ask that you help advertise
> the event by
> >forwarding information to your members and
> contacts.  We also
> >encourage your organization to participate in the
> event as
> >well.  Entry fee $15/team, teams of 5 only please.
> Please
> >REGISTER your team by contacting me at
> akirchh2 at uiuc.edu by
> >SUNDAY APRIL 6.  PLEASE RESPOND REGARDING YOUR
> INTEREST IN
> >CO-SPONSORSHIP by April 9.
> >
> >* Every two and a half minutes, somewhere in
> America, someone
> >is sexually assaulted.
> >
> >* One in six American women has been the victim of
> an
> >attempted or completed rape, and 10% of sexual
> assault 
> victims
> >are men.
> >
> >* In 2003-2004, there were an average annual
> 204,370 victims
> >of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault.
> >
> >* About 44% of rape victims are under age 18, and
> 80% are
> >under age 30.
> >
> >* 85% of campus rapes are acquaintance rapes.
> >(stats courtesy of Rape, Abuse, & Incest National
> Network as
> >well as Penn State University)
> >
> >Help us raise awareness,
> >Amber Kirchhoff
> >President UIUC Branch National Organization for
> Women
> >Political Science, Sociology
> >Liberal Arts & Sciences
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