Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Our date for the SlutWalk Minneapolis in 2012 has been approved by the Park Board of Minneapolis. We will have the same route as last year's. Route information is found here. We look forward to seeing you again and to meeting our new walkers this year. We had such a fantastic turn out last year and we hope to see as many of you this year as well...the more the merrier! See you at the Walk!
Thank you for your donations to SlutWalk Minneapolis
We appreciate all of your contributions to SlutWalk Minneapolis!
Because of your donations, we have a head start on the fees for SlutWalk Minneapolis 2012.
We know you support us because this is really important to you. You're a survivor or you are supportive of a survivor or you feel that the Rape Culture needs to be changed and sexual violence against people is never OK.
Please donate, ask your friends to donate, link this to your social media sites, tweet it....get the word out. Remember, donations are tax deductible.
We will have events going on throughout the year. The huge response at this year's Walk shows that we are doing the right thing, and we want to be part of the Community with the Walk as a public display of our commitment against the Rape Culture.
Our donate button is just below. Please donate. Please ask others. Remember, you're doing this for yourself, for someone you love and care about, for someone you don't even know who appreciates your support and care. Thanks for donating!
Because of your donations, we have a head start on the fees for SlutWalk Minneapolis 2012.
We know you support us because this is really important to you. You're a survivor or you are supportive of a survivor or you feel that the Rape Culture needs to be changed and sexual violence against people is never OK.
Please donate, ask your friends to donate, link this to your social media sites, tweet it....get the word out. Remember, donations are tax deductible.
We will have events going on throughout the year. The huge response at this year's Walk shows that we are doing the right thing, and we want to be part of the Community with the Walk as a public display of our commitment against the Rape Culture.
Our donate button is just below. Please donate. Please ask others. Remember, you're doing this for yourself, for someone you love and care about, for someone you don't even know who appreciates your support and care. Thanks for donating!
We the People of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding Metro Area...
in order to form a more perfect society for all, support Justice, ensure the belief of the victim, provide the means to end stereotypical thinking, promote active consent, and secure the Safety of All People, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, or situation.
Mission Statement
1. The Walk is inclusive to all. Period.
2. People are not required to dress “slutty” or reclaim the word “slut”. That is entirely up to each individual. Dress in what’s comfortable for you.
3. We will emphasize the motto: It’s not “don’t get raped”, it’s “don’t rape”
4. We will encourage people to think about the Rape Culture and how it is mostly propagated by men against women, although rape and sexual assault can happen to anyone.
5. We will ally ourselves with the people in the sex industry (strippers and prostituted women and teens) and those who were in the sex industry, as we realize that they are very vulnerable to sexual assault/rape by the very nature of their work.
6. We will expect our SlutWalk participants to be respectful of all our Walkers. All diverse groups are welcome here: “radical feminists”, “riot grrrls”, “dudes”, “punkers”, “rockers”, “new wave feminists”, moms, grandmas and grandpas,GLBTQ folk, high school and college kids.If you don’t see yourself represented here, give us a shout! We want to acknowledge you. We welcome people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, and religious and non religious beliefs...there is no ticky box involved. All respectful beliefs are valid.
There are many concerns about this Walk. We welcome any comments and suggestions that will make this Walk as inclusive and welcoming as possible. Please read our blog to see what we are about before making assumptions about this Walk.
2. People are not required to dress “slutty” or reclaim the word “slut”. That is entirely up to each individual. Dress in what’s comfortable for you.
3. We will emphasize the motto: It’s not “don’t get raped”, it’s “don’t rape”
4. We will encourage people to think about the Rape Culture and how it is mostly propagated by men against women, although rape and sexual assault can happen to anyone.
5. We will ally ourselves with the people in the sex industry (strippers and prostituted women and teens) and those who were in the sex industry, as we realize that they are very vulnerable to sexual assault/rape by the very nature of their work.
6. We will expect our SlutWalk participants to be respectful of all our Walkers. All diverse groups are welcome here: “radical feminists”, “riot grrrls”, “dudes”, “punkers”, “rockers”, “new wave feminists”, moms, grandmas and grandpas,GLBTQ folk, high school and college kids.If you don’t see yourself represented here, give us a shout! We want to acknowledge you. We welcome people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, and religious and non religious beliefs...there is no ticky box involved. All respectful beliefs are valid.
There are many concerns about this Walk. We welcome any comments and suggestions that will make this Walk as inclusive and welcoming as possible. Please read our blog to see what we are about before making assumptions about this Walk.
What is the etymology of the word 'Slut'??
Although the ultimate origin of slut is unknown. It first appeared in Middle English in 1402 as slutte (AHD), with the meaning "a dirty, untidy, or slovenly woman."[2] Even earlier, Geoffrey Chaucer used the wordsluttish (c.1386) to describe a slovenly man; however, later uses appear almost exclusively associated with women.[2] The modern sense of "a sexually promiscuous woman" dates to at least 1450.[2]
Another early meaning was "kitchen maid or drudge" (c. 1450), a meaning retained as late as the 18th century, when hard knots of dough found in bread were referred to as "slut's pennies."[2] A notable example of this use is Samuel Pepys's diary description of his servant girl as "an admirable slut" who "pleases us mightily, doing more service than both the others and deserves wages better" (February 1664). In the 19th century, the word was used as a euphemism in place of "bitch" in the sense of a female dog.[2][3]
Similar words appear in Dutch, German and Swedish dialects meaning "a dirty woman," indicating a common ancestor in Germanic languages. The word entered the colloquial Yiddish as "akhsluttishkha" meaning "a hag". It exists in Ukrainian too as slutyj as a loan word from Yiddish or via the mediaeval Scandinavian Varangian colonists in Kievan Rus'. A popular theory connects slut to earlier Germanic forms meaning "slush" or "mud puddle," but this derivation remains in question.
Another early meaning was "kitchen maid or drudge" (c. 1450), a meaning retained as late as the 18th century, when hard knots of dough found in bread were referred to as "slut's pennies."[2] A notable example of this use is Samuel Pepys's diary description of his servant girl as "an admirable slut" who "pleases us mightily, doing more service than both the others and deserves wages better" (February 1664). In the 19th century, the word was used as a euphemism in place of "bitch" in the sense of a female dog.[2][3]
Similar words appear in Dutch, German and Swedish dialects meaning "a dirty woman," indicating a common ancestor in Germanic languages. The word entered the colloquial Yiddish as "akhsluttishkha" meaning "a hag". It exists in Ukrainian too as slutyj as a loan word from Yiddish or via the mediaeval Scandinavian Varangian colonists in Kievan Rus'. A popular theory connects slut to earlier Germanic forms meaning "slush" or "mud puddle," but this derivation remains in question.
