Victims' Rights Week to Hold Vigil, Race, Other Events

By Mason Blogger Michaela Acker for Sexual Assault Services

Victim's Rights Week is quickly approaching, and Sexual Assault Services and the GMU community have many events planned.

Here's a quick list. Take a look at the website for more details.

• National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
  6:30–7:30 p.m.
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce - 1615 H Street NW., Washington, D.C.
• Attorney General's Crime Victim Service Awards Ceremony
  Friday, April 11, 2008
  2:30–4:30 p.m
  Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium - 1301 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.
  You must register to attend.
• Northern Virginia Annual Candlelight Vigil of Courage, Hope and Remembrance
  Sunday, April 13, 2008
  3:00 pm
  Fairfax County Government Center - 12000 Government Center Pky, Fairfax, VA
• 12th Annual Crime Victims’ Rights 5K Run/Walk
  Join President Merten, fellow Mason students, and the community as they take steps for victims’ rights! The 12th Annual Crime Victims’ Rights 5K Run/Walk will be held on Tuesday, April 15 in collaboration with the Aimee Willard Endowment Scholarship Fund.

  Late registration begins at 10:30 and the walk begins at noon at the Fairfax Campus on Mason Pond Drive in front of the Center for the Arts.

  Registration is required: $5 for Mason students, $12 for Mason faculty/staff, $20 for general public (group discounts available). Trophies will be awarded. Prizes, T-shirts and refreshments!

  Sponsors: Army ROTC, Office of Housing & Residence Life, Intercollegiate Athletics, Sexual Assault Services and University Police Department.