On April 12, students from the College of Applied Sciences and Arts’ Justice Studies Department joined the YWCA of Silicon Valley for its annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event. The annual event is a march in which men walk a mile in high heels to raise awareness of rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Members of San Jose State University’s Alpha Phi Sigma chapter raised $300 with bake sales to support efforts to prevent violence. Female members of the club showed up to cheer the men on for the walk.

According to their faculty adviser, the students were the first to cross the finish line and one student was given a special award for having the highest heel.

For more on the event, visit: http://ywca-sv.org/events/WAM/walk_a_mile_in_her_shoes.php

For more on the Justice Studies department, visit: http://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/