NEWS
“Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”
Feb 28th
video and words by Chad Fujihara
From high heels to toe-shoes, men of all ages walked around the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus Thursday to increase awareness of an important issue: violence toward women on our campus and in our community. The event was sponsored by UH Athletics, Women’s Center and the PAU Violence Program.
Here’s the synopsis of the event from the official posting on the UH Systemwide Events Calendar:
“Inspired by the saying “you cannot understand a person’s experiences until you have walked a mile in their shoes”, we are encouraging the men of UH Manoa to walk across campus wearing women’s high-heeled shoes. It is our hope that this event will raise awareness and begin discussions about issues of violence towards women on our campus and in our community. Sexual violence does not just affect women but also the men, families and friends who care about them.”
For more information, contact Leslie Cabingabang, (808) 956-8059, pauvaw@hawaii.edu, or www.walkamileinhershoes.org
This Weekend: Home is where the artist is
Feb 5th
by Chad Fujihara
courtesy photo of one of the Mendonca Lofts, borrowed from original article
Artists looking to move closer to the belly of Chinatown (a.k.a. where pretty much everything worth checking out seems to happen) may have a bit of a break heading their way according to an article that went up today on the Honolulu Star-Bulletin website.
According to the article, the Mendonca Artist Loft comes courtesy Rich Richardson of the Hawai‘i Academy of Performing Arts with legwork and location by building owners Ernest and JoDee Hunt.
Applications for the new living/working spaces will be taken both at this week’s First Friday and then the next day, Saturday.
They’re going to be pretty lenient on their definition of artists according to the following quote:
“Designers, chefs, writers, filmmakers, mapmakers — the creative synergy has a lasting effect,” said Richardson. “We’re using a loose interpretation of the word ‘arts.’”
If you think you fit the bill, they’ve got various sizes of lofts with scaling costs. Check out the info below for details on how to see it all for yourself.
OPEN HOUSE
Mendonca Artist Loft:
» Where: Corner of Hotel and Maunakea streets
» When: 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow (during First Friday), and 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday
» Call: 778-6392
