{"110711":{"#nid":"110711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Women\u2019s Awareness Month Kicks Off March 1","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 1997, Jennifer Orr, who was president of the Women\u2019s Student Union, decided to create Women\u2019s Awareness Week at Georgia Tech. Sixteen years later, the celebration doesn\u2019t end after a week \u2014 it has grown to fill a month. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI can\u2019t imagine that there is a single person on campus who doesn\u2019t care about heart health, gender-based violence or giving back to the community,\u201d said Melanie De Maeyer, coordinator of the Women\u2019s Resource Center. \u201cAnd these issues are highlighted throughout the month\u2019s events. This celebration is a fantastic way to show women on campus that they are valued and that issues that matter to them matter to us all.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe month\u2019s events kick off on March 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tech Walk, where members of the campus community can visit informational tables and participate in Zumba and cardio kickboxing demonstrations during the afternoon. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe community is also invited to participate in Women\u2019s Day of Service on March 3, where participants typically volunteer their time at area soup kitchens or animal shelters. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne highlight of this year\u2019s celebration will take place on March 5 when Margaret Edson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u201cWit,\u201d will speak at 4:30 p.m. in room 144 of Clough Commons. (Anyone interested in attending is also invited to attend a screening of \u201cWit\u201d on Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. in room 371 of the Skiles Building.) \u201cWit\u201d focuses on a renowned professor who is dying of ovarian cancer. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, the Take Back the Night event on March 15 at 7 p.m., which usually draws a crowd of about 800, will return to the Campanile. During the event, a candlelight vigil and program will be held to honor survivors of sexual assault. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther events include: \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Clothesline Project: March 12-16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Tech Walk. A display of shirts made by and for women who are survivors or victims of gender-based violence.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERed Dress Fashion Show: March 27, 7:30 p.m., Student Center Ballroom. A fashion show to raise awareness about women\u2019s cardiac health.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EQuestions? Email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:melanie.demaeyer@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDe Maeyer\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 1997, Jennifer Orr, who was president of the Women\u2019s Student Union, decided to create Women\u2019s Awareness Week at Georgia Tech. Sixteen years later, the celebration doesn\u2019t end after a week \u2014 it has grown to fill a month.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In 1997, Jennifer Orr, who was president of the Women\u2019s Student Union, decided to create Women\u2019s Awareness Week at Georgia Tech. Sixteen years later, the celebration doesn\u2019t end after a week \u2014 it has grown to fill a month."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-02-20 14:49:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:57","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"110691":{"id":"110691","type":"image","title":"Take Back the Night","body":null,"created":"1449178201","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:30:01","changed":"1475894706","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:06","alt":"Take Back the Night","file":{"fid":"194081","name":"tbtn.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tbtn_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tbtn_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":74320,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tbtn_0.jpg?itok=KuIcmZLJ"}}},"media_ids":["110691"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"24431","name":"Margaret Edson"},{"id":"1979","name":"Take Back the Night"},{"id":"24441","name":"Wit"},{"id":"973","name":"women"},{"id":"4783","name":"Women\u0027s Awareness Month"},{"id":"24421","name":"Women\u0027s Day of Service"},{"id":"4786","name":"women\u0027s resource center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:melanie.demaeyer@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMelanie De Maeyer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWomen\u0027s Resource Center\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}