1,800 Miles
eBook - ePub

1,800 Miles

Striving to End Sexual Violence, One Step at a Time

  1. 184 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

1,800 Miles

Striving to End Sexual Violence, One Step at a Time

About this book

"We must be actively against instead of passively for sexual violence." - 1, 800 Miles Sexual violence is a cultural issue that will not go away just because we ignore it. Three college friends understood this and decided to do something. With few resources and little funding, they headed to Miami in the summer of 2008 and were ready to walk all the way to Boston in an effort to raise awareness about sexual violence. Carry their only possessions on their backs and never knowing where they would be sleeping at the end of each day, they slowly made their way up the East Coast. However, they did have their set backs as certain days included being chased by dogs and walking numerous miles through the rain. Despite these adversities, the three walkers continued forward for three long, hot summer months. Along the way, they talked to the media, met survivors, and even spent the night with a Senator.1, 800 Miles recounts those stories both humorous and heartbreaking from the walk and is sure to be a story that inspires other social activists to start moving forward – one step at a time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Walk
  7. Where Do We Even Begin?
  8. The First Ten Days
  9. Not a Hero
  10. Good Fun, Good Food, Good Friends
  11. Disney is Destroying the World with Good Intentions
  12. Redemption
  13. Abandoned Gas Stations and Stray Dogs
  14. Redemption II
  15. Here’s to Chad Parker
  16. Bohemian Weather Gear
  17. Expensive Shades and Reusable Drinks
  18. Cultural Indifference
  19. Who the Hell is Senator Dodd?
  20. Boston
  21. Epilogue
  22. Influential Readings
  23. About the Author