In honor of its 20th anniversary, CARE invited several exciting speakers to campus throughout the 2004-2005 year:

October 20-21:
Members of MADRE, an international women's human rights organization came to
    campus to lecture in classes, at the Tatkon Center and at the Law School

November 6-9:
Former Attorney General and Cornell alumna Janet Reno was on campus. On
    November 8 she gave a public lecture entitled "The Impact of the Presidential
    Election on Violence Against Women" in recognition of CARE's 20 years of work on
    campus.

February 8-17:
V-WEEK

February - March:
Take Back the Night: 2005 Collective. Take Back the Night is a march and rally
    protesting sexual assault and violence. This is an opportunity to provide support for
    survivors and educate the community about local resources.

March 6-7:
Don McPherson will visit campus to meet with male athletes. McPherson attended
    Syracuse Universtiy where he played quarterback and complied 22 school records.
    He was an All-America selection and winner of over 18 national player of the year
    honors, as well as runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting. Don played professional
    football with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Houston Oilers and the Canadian Football
    Leagues' Hamilton Tigers and Ottawa Rough-Riders. In 1996, Don was named
    Director of Sport in Society's Mentors in Violence Prevention Program (MVP), a
    gender violence prevention program designed to address male students athletes and
    encourage their involvement in campus programs. He is currently Exectuive Director
    of the Sports Leadership Institute at Adelphi Unviersity where he also teaches
    "Leadership Development" and "Sport and Civility".