Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
A few of the participants in the event!
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December 03, 2009
As has been highlighted in local media Behind Closed Doors is in funding crisis. The organistaion is doing what it can to secure funds to continue this vital service.
A fundraising event - Walk A Mile In Her Shoes aims to raise much needed money for the organisation.
Join us by sponsoring or being sponsored, to walk the mile. Challenge friends, family and the community to raise as much as you can for the walk and get behind a worthy cause: stopping domestic violence.
Men and women welcome to march.
If heels are not available, feel free to do fancy dress, but do try for heels. Even if they don’t fit, its only a mile.
This march is very popular in North America. However, I think we are the first to do such a march in the UK. So lets show the world we can pull together and make it happen!
Why Walk?
-1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse at some stage in their life.
-Domestic abuse ranges in scale and frequency. It has more repeat victims than any other crime.
-The estimated total number of women who were victims of domestic abuse in Leeds in 2004 is 18,481.
-Someone you know has, or could be effected by domestic violence.
To register contact Amanda at leedswalkamile@gmail.com
To donate online, visit our Justgiving page here