2008 Woodie Awards
A(wear)ness colors raised by students
Tiffany Gibson
Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: News
Women In Action, in association with the June Anderson Women's Center, held a fashion show to raise awareness for AIDS, heart disease, breast cancer, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and Men Against Violence Against Women.
During the showcase, 14 female models and six male models walked the runway wearing colors that represented distinct issues. The color red represented AIDS and heart disease, pink symbolized breast cancer, teal corresponded to sexual assault, purple represented domestic violence, yellow signified dating violence and white symbolized MAVAW.
"I feel it's important for others to be aware of domestic violence because I have seen it happen before," said Brandon Batts, model and sophomore undeclared major. "A man should never put his hands on a woman."
The clothing worn by the models were donated by Belk, Dillard's and Goody's of Stones River Mall.
Women In Action co-president, Gabrielle Williams, hosted the show along with Chanera Pierce.
"We wanted people to become aware of this kind of stuff because no one believes it will happen to them, but I'm hear to say yes it can," said Williams, sophomore, electronic media communications major.
Williams also stated that even though WIA, formerly know as Women 4 Women, are a feminist organization, men are invited to participate.
The seven scene changes that occurred throughout the show focused on a certain color accompanied by music and lights courtesy of MT Productions.
Several organizations, such as MTSU Student Unions and Programming, MTSU Publications and Graphics, MTSU Audio/ Visual Services, MTSU Student Government Association, National African American History Month Committee, National Women's History Month Committee, and Aramark also contributed to the event.
In addition to the fashion show, statistics relating to each issue were displayed on a power point presentation near the stage as the models walked the runway. Statistics such as one in four women in their lifetime will suffer from domestic violence and one in 10 males will be raped at some point during their life were displayed on the Power Point.
During the showcase, 14 female models and six male models walked the runway wearing colors that represented distinct issues. The color red represented AIDS and heart disease, pink symbolized breast cancer, teal corresponded to sexual assault, purple represented domestic violence, yellow signified dating violence and white symbolized MAVAW.
"I feel it's important for others to be aware of domestic violence because I have seen it happen before," said Brandon Batts, model and sophomore undeclared major. "A man should never put his hands on a woman."
The clothing worn by the models were donated by Belk, Dillard's and Goody's of Stones River Mall.
Women In Action co-president, Gabrielle Williams, hosted the show along with Chanera Pierce.
"We wanted people to become aware of this kind of stuff because no one believes it will happen to them, but I'm hear to say yes it can," said Williams, sophomore, electronic media communications major.
Williams also stated that even though WIA, formerly know as Women 4 Women, are a feminist organization, men are invited to participate.
The seven scene changes that occurred throughout the show focused on a certain color accompanied by music and lights courtesy of MT Productions.
Several organizations, such as MTSU Student Unions and Programming, MTSU Publications and Graphics, MTSU Audio/ Visual Services, MTSU Student Government Association, National African American History Month Committee, National Women's History Month Committee, and Aramark also contributed to the event.
In addition to the fashion show, statistics relating to each issue were displayed on a power point presentation near the stage as the models walked the runway. Statistics such as one in four women in their lifetime will suffer from domestic violence and one in 10 males will be raped at some point during their life were displayed on the Power Point.
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