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)
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10:00am 11:00am |
Registration starts in the Auditorium* Walkers Line up |
*AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR
INSIDE THE WOMEN'S BUILDING
Bart to the Walk16th 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
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:- Raise awareness in San Francisco around issues of sexual violence. Provide a space for survivors of sexual violence to heal and celebrate their survival.
- Educate communities about the resources available in the aftermath of an assault.
- Raise money for San Francisco's only community based rape crisis center. Create community around shared experiences of sexual violence so as to not isolate further the experience.
- To make visible what has historically been silenced and invisible.
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