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Men in heels walk for women
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This spring marked the second annual Memphis Walk a Mile in Her Shoes™ event, and it was even bigger than the year before.
About 75 people marched to protest violence against women - a number that doubled the walk participants in 2010. This year men (and some supportive women and children) stomped a mile around the Broad Avenue Arts District on a sunny April day, many in brightly colored high-heel shoes.
Sponsored by Memphis Men for Memphis Women, the 2011 march had twice the number of marchers but also received twice as much monetary support. Individual donations ranged form $1 to $500, according to Deborah M. Clubb, executive director of MAWC.
Proceeds fund the organization's efforts to stop violence against women and children, and help pay for awareness efforts undertaken by the Erase Domestic Crime Collaborative.
This year's event had two honorary co-chairmen: Andre Fowlkes, business owner and columnist for The Commercial Appeal, and Col. Mike Ryall of the Memphis Police Department. They led the walk down Broad Avenue and back up Sam Cooper Blvd. Cars slowed to read signs and to catch glimpses of the men in heels. Then, speeding up, their honks of support spilled out across the arts district.
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