Hello lovely ladies and gentlemen:
The first thing I want to say is that I'm overwhelmed with the amount of support that poured in within a day of me launching this blog and creating a twitter account under the name @slutwalkyyc. Calgary is a city of a million loving hearts and it was great to see so many people excited to bring SlutWalk to life for this great cause. This is why YYC is my home and it will always be home, because home is where the heart is, and this city has a lot of it. Thank you guys so much for your enthusiasm and willingness to make a Satellite Slutwalk a reality.
Two lovely ladies by the names of Angela and Nicole were in touch with SlutWalk Toronto before me and have been organizing a SlutWalk movement in Calgary to take place sometime in June (no snow! hopefully...) and as exposure on this blog, my twitter, and my FB pages increased, so did confusion. I apologize for that and I certainly had a hunch that somoene else had gotten the ball rolling before me, as SlutWalk Calgary was listed as TBA on the official Satellites page for TO. Because they are the official organizers of the SlutWalk Calgary event, I am asking all of you guys that want to get involved to FOLLOW THEM. Links to their FB page and Twitter accounts can be found below and please, please, PLEASE help them create a movement that makes history. The cause behind SlutWalk is so much more than simply one of feminism and the more people see that and unify to represent that, the better. Please keep that in mind.
As for my own contribution to SlutWalk Calgary, I will be leaving this blog up and running for the purpose of raising awareness about that very cause that will make SlutWalk Calgary a success. Remember that sexual assault affects everyone and that everyone is vulnerable, therefore anyone can be a victim and no one should be blamed but those who perpetrate it. That is the underlying cause of SlutWalk and it carries with it a powerful and fully relevant message. Through promotion of this blog I plan to contribute a strong force of young people as passionate about this message as I am. I feel like this cause is one that relates to a lot of people my age and that, very importantly, it doesn't discriminate on any grounds. If that wasn't the case, I wouldn't support it.
In order to eliminate any further confusion, my FB page has been deleted and the Twitter account is about to go very soon. I want to thank you all again for your support of this great cause and I hope that we all continue to unify to promote education and move away from ignorance. Any and all media inquiries regarding the organization of SlutWalk, please contact Nicole and/or Angela through their Facebook fanpage as they are welcoming any and all promotion of the cause. Inquiries to talk to me about SlutWalk, contact me directly and I may still do it, but realize that my focus is now on promoting the cause instead of leading the movement.
Visit the official SlutWalk Calgary Facebook fanpage: facebook.com/slutwalkcalgary
& follow them on Twitter: twitter.com/SlutWalkCalgary
Thank you guys again for your genuine, undying support and please continue to spread the word.
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