LANCASTER— More than 120 people attended the second annual Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes event Sept. 26 at Antelope Valley College.
Sponsored by the Zonta Club of the Antelope Valley in support of Antelope Valley Hospital’s Forensic Services Unit, the event was aimed at raising awareness of services available in the community to prevent violence and help victims of crime.
Attendees had the unique opportunity to see most of the participating men wearing heels – a nod to the name of the event and to emphasize the need to stop gender-based violence.
In addition to the 60 walkers who completed the mile, multiple community agencies staffed booths to provide information and resources.
Several local businesses also supported the event, including Antelope Valley Lincoln, Ford, Mazda; Secure Digital Imaging (SDFI); and the Antelope Valley Community Clinic.
Participants collectively raised over $3,000; but more importantly, the event helped raise awareness about ending violence in the community.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the AVH Forensic Services Unit, which assesses, documents, photographs and collects evidence on all cases presenting to the hospital or referred by law enforcement. The FSU also coordinates the medical/legal needs of victims and provides compassionate care to those who have experienced horrific crimes.
[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Hospital.]
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Liz says
My apologies to all members of the Zonta Club and participants. William, based on how your original post read, women’s heels segued into cowboy boots. The inference I concluded was that cowboy boots had become fashion over function. I clearly did not understand the point you were making. That’s on me; my bad. Just figured in this day and age that what one wears on the outside is an expression of certain facets of a personality and not indicative of the true nature of the individual.
To that end, bringing a humorous spin to a very serious and, for all intents and purposes, endemic social injustice, is not the worst thing that society has ever produced when it comes from good hearts looking to right wrongs in the world. Sorry for getting sidetracked with tangent quibbles.
A good cause. Excuse me while I look for anything in my closet with heels….to loan to a nice man for next year.
William says
Hi, Liz
I’m really not sure what you mean by your comment but I think I said in my original comment that it’s “especially amusing….”. In this case it was fashion over function with regard to men and not really about women.
Then, of course, there are men’s neckties whose function has long been forgotten. I think it had to do with some royal who had a goiter or something.
Tim Scott says
As sidetracks go that was relatively minor.
At a guess you won’t find any heels in your closet I can fit these flippers into, but I will support the cause as best I can.
Claire says
Thank you for walking a mile in my shoes!
William says
Then, there are men who wear ‘heels’ all the time. Those kind of “heels” are called “cowboy boots”.
Especially amusing are the ones who never go hear a horse for which those boots are designed.
The guys who wear them are called such names as “rex parris” and “george bush”, the latter is actually afraid of horses as reported by former President Fox of Mexico.
So, why do they wear them? Fashion? Well, isn’t that why women wear them?
Or, are they just little boys playing ‘dress up’?
Liz says
Same can be true of jeans. I’m no 49er or ranch hand, but I still wear them. I’m not a professional athlete or casual runner, but I still wear athletic shoes. My father grew up on a farm and raised livestock in Texas. I wasn’t. I still like wearing my cowboy boots. Never heard a peep of criticism from him about wearing them.
William says
What on earth are you talking about, Liz? I was referring to men who wear cowboy boots when they are not anywhere close to riding horses for which they were designed.
I wore them years ago when I rode horses but not any more.
I just thought it amusing that George Bush wore them on his pretend ‘ranch’ when he was actually afraid of horses according to Mexico’s president.
Liz says
“So why do they wear them? Fashion? Well, isn’t that why women wear them?”
That’s what on Earth I’m talking about, William.
Don’t care about the Bush folks. Didn’t vote for them. Don’t care about Parris and his ilk; I live in Palmdale. Just stating my opinion. Don’t see that as wrong. Certainly not meant to offend. Just a juxtaposition of viewpoints.
William says
Don’t women wear heels for a fashion reason? And, that’s fine.
They don’t wear them to keep their shoes/feet from getting caught in stirrups while riding horses.
The purpose of cowboy boots with ‘heels’ is to keep the feet from getting caught in the stirrups.
So, why do men who don’t go near horses wear cowboy boys? Sometimes with a suit.
Claire says
Bob….Actually it’s international.
Bob says
A bunch of guys walking around in women’s high heels. Only in the AV. Freak-a-zoid capital of the upper desert.