week without violence

Take Back the Night: Campus, community march against violence

Photos by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services PULLMAN, Wash. – Members of the Washington State University and Pullman communities marched through the campus and gathered for a vigil against violence Thursday, Oct. 17, as part of the annual Week Without Violence hosted by the YWCA of WSU.

Oct. 16: Matthew Shepard’s mom speaks at annual Week Without Violence

PULLMAN, Wash. – The mother of Matthew Shepard – the Laramie, Wyo., college student whose 1998 murder inspired the federal hate-crime prevention act of 2009 – will speak at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the CUB ballroom. It is part of the annual Week Without Violence hosted by the YWCA of Washington State University.

Rally protests violence

Students, faculty and community members marched Tuesday evening protesting violence against women in the 23rd Annual Take Back the Night Rally and March.  The rally, which is part of the YWCA’s Week Without Violence, began on Glenn Terrell Mall at 7 p.m. and continued to Beasley Coliseum. Following the march, a candlelight vigil was held […]

YWCA Week Without Violence at WSU

The YWCA of Washington State University will present the 9th Annual Week Without Violence, an international campaign to raise awareness about non-violent alternatives, Oct. 20-24. The Week Without Violence focuses attention on practical, sustainable and non-violent alternatives in people’s daily lives. The week will begin with a day of remembrance, followed by a full week […]

Week Without Violence hosted by YWCA Oct. 21 – 25

The YWCA of Washington State University will sponsor the 2002 Week Without Violence on the Pullman campus Monday – Friday, Oct. 21 – 25. The theme will be “Brick by Brick, Building a Wall Against Violence.” The YWCA weeklong campaign is a national movement to eradicate family violence, violence linked to racism and bigotry and […]