Alliance for Women to hold vigil for crime victims

                                                       3-11-94

                         NEWS ADVISORY:
                  ALLIANCE OF WOMEN PLAN VIGIL

     The Alliance of Women is sponsoring a candlelight vigil for
Stephanie Hummer and other recent victims of violent crimes.  The
vigil will take place tonight (3/11) from 10-11 p.m. at 15th
Avenue and High Street in front of the Wexner Center.

     The Alliance of Women is a new organization created to act
as a voice for women students, both on The Ohio State University
campus and in the neighborhoods.

     The vigil is aimed at addressing violence against women who
have fallen victim to aggression and sexual assault.  The
Alliance for Women hopes to raise awareness that all persons must
organize and become educated to the problem of violence in our
society.

     Speakers from local women's organizations, including Willa
Young, coordinator of Ohio State's Rape Education and Prevention
Program, will talk on subjects such as rape prevention and
education and self-defense for women.

(Note: Stephanie Hummer, a freshman student at Ohio State from
Cincinnati, was murdered last Sunday.  Mass of Christian Burial
will be said at St. Vivian Church in Cincinnati tomorrow (3/12)
at 10 a.m.  At the request of the Hummer family, Ray George,
director of communications for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, is
issuing guidelines for news coverage of the mass.  He is at (513)
421-3131.)

This news advisory was prepared by Steve Sterrett, director of
news services, at 292-8472.


[Submitted by: STERRETT  (sterrett@ccgate.ucomm.ohio-state.edu)
               
Fri, 11 Mar 1994 10:04:15 -0500 (EST)]
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