Word: march
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dressed alike, the students `on line' march in caterpillar-like fashion to and from specific events and are not allowed to speak to or acknowledge people who are not members of their fraternity or sorority, says Jeff Schaeffer '91, who rooms with a Kappa Alpha Psi (KAP) member. The pledges' identical outfits change as the weeks pass. The uniform can include red sweatshirts, jean jackets, red berets and red satchels...
...letter written to The Crimson on April 21, Goldberg encouraged men to attend the march and stated that "women must not march alone...men must join women in their fight to be free of sexual harassment." He calls sexual harassment a "community problem" and likens it to homelessness. Goldberg's letter stems from his desire to curb violence against women, but his sentences carry an ominous double meaning...
...statement "women must not march alone" ignores the fact that we can march without men, and that our event is legitimate though the whole "community" is not involved. Goldberg failed to recognize our power to act on our own and the need for men to discuss issues of sexual violence among themselves. He believes that men's proper role is to unite with women in our fight...
Just as this is not a night for male spokesmanship, it is also not a night for male leadership. Organizers did ask men to walk at the back of the procession so that women could lead the march alone, but several men disregarded that request and walked directly behind the leading banner. Before there can be true equality between the sexes, men need to learn what it means to follow the lead of women...
Several of the men who participated in this year's Take Back the Night rally and march--and the female organizers who persistently thanked them and invited Goldberg onto the stage--did not take into account how their actions might jeopardize the fundamental purpose of the event. Men who choose to attend an event which celebrates women's empowerment must do so with care. A man's participation must be seriously considered and sensitively undertaken...