UAF police to raise awareness of assaults
April 13, 2015
UAF Police Chief Keith Mallard and members of the UAF Police Department will join other Alaska men to walk a mile in high heels to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault.
The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event takes place takes place on Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m. in the Pioneer Park parking lot.
This is the second year the UAF Police Department has participated in the national awareness-building event. Similar events are planned in Anchorage and Juneau the same day. The event presents opportunities for people to talk about gender-based violence and prevention.
Mallard plans to wear black and purple suede heels for the event.
UAF staff can support the officers in person at the event or make a donation online at https://fundly.com/walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-fairbanks-2015-university-of-alaska-fairbanks-police-department.
Proceeds benefit the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living. For more information, go online to http://www.iacnvl.org/events/wamfairbanks.