The Event

Walk Against Rape 2013 will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013

Rupa from Rupa & The April Fishes. emphasizes the importance of community involvement to end rape in SFWAR's 8th Annual Walk Against Rape PSA. Feel free to share this video in your facebook page. See you at the Walk!

Registration & Start Line

The Women’s Building
3543 18th Street (at Valencia)

10:00am

11:00am

Registration starts in the Auditorium*

Walkers Line up
at Start Line on Lapidge Street

*AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR
INSIDE THE WOMEN'S BUILDING

Bart to the Walk
16th STREET BART STATION

Walk Route


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Finish Line

Potrero del Sol Park ("La Raza Park")
Potrero Avenue at 25th Street
San Francisco, CA, 94110

Walkers Arrive: 12:45-1:15pm
Festival Begins: 1:00pm
Festival Ends: 3:00pm

More to come on 8th Annual WALK Performers

Accessibility

SFWAR is committed to making WALK accessible 
	to all individuals. Individuals who need particular 
	accommodations or assistance should contact Alma Munoz 
	at (415) 861-2024 ext 301 or via e-mail at almamunoz@sfwar.org A 3.5 mile walk, we are offering an assistance vehicle for those who are unable to finish the Walk. Please contact Alma Munoz at 415-861-2024 x301 or almamunoz@sfwar.org to RSVP a spot and get details!

Can’t make the Walk? Join us in the park for a festival of performances, guest speakers, prizes for the top fundraisers, the Clotheslines Project on display, tabling by local community organizations, and more!

Potrero del Sol Park is wheelchair and stroller accessible and has convenient access to a skate park!

Other Information

Sexual violence touches all of our lives, Walk Against Rape is the chance to say NO! to sexual violence in our communities. March with us as we speak out against sexual violence and rape. Let's make our voices and stories known. Silence is not golden!

Walk Against Rape is an opportunity for the communities of San Francisco to come together and raise awareness around sexual assault. Statistics show that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 11 men will be raped in their lifetimes, and it is estimated that less than 20% or rapes are reported to the police. The silence and taboo around rape in our society cause survivors to feel isolated and unsupported. The goal of Walk Against Rape is to empower survivors, their friends, families and supporters, to break that silence by walking together on the streets against rape, and declare that San Francisco will not tolerate sexual violence.

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Walk Against Rape will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2013. Walk Against Rape is a 3.5 mile walk starting at The Women's Building at 10:00AM and culminating in a festival at 1:00PM at Potrero del Sol Park ("La Raza Park). Walkers will arrive in the park to find speakers, performances, vendors, the Clothesline Project on display, prizes for the highest fundraisers, several community organizations who will be offering information and resources, and food and drink. Walkers interested in participating can download a registration form and begin to collect donations from their friends and family. All proceeds will benefit San Francisco Women Against Rape.

SFWAR, San Francisco's only community based rape crisis center, provides resources, support, advocacy and education to strengthen the work of all individuals, and communities in San Francisco that are responding to, healing from, and struggling to end sexual violence. At SFWAR, we believe that no single individual, organization, foundation, or business alone can stop the epidemic of sexual assault, but by responding as a whole community, we each bring our piece of the solution. We believe that education and community grassroots organizing are key tools to end sexual violence in our society.

Walk Against Rape aims to:

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