{"54675":{"#nid":"54675","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Campaign For EveryBody","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis week marks the third annual Georgia Tech Campaign For EveryBody, a series of exhibits, conversations, and performances intended to support students, faculty, and staff in gaining a peaceful acceptance of and respect for their bodies. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe week provides several opportunities to raise awareness of this physical and mental health issues that surround one\u0027s body image. As a show of support, members of the Georgia Tech community are also invited to sign the GT Body Peace Treaty, which outlines healthy thoughts and behaviors that encourage a positive body image. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile many colleges and universities have eating disorder awareness weeks, the Georgia Tech Campaign for EveryBody takes an ambitious approach to education about body image. \u0022We decided to broaden awareness to include education about some of the larger issues that are contributing factors to positive and negative body image,\u201d said Colleen Riggle, interim director of the Women\u2019s Resource Center and co-chair of the committee. Also unique to Georgia Tech is the inclusion of men in the committee\u2019s mission and events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvents include an open mic night, a reading of Eve Ensler\u2019s \u0022The Good Body,\u0022 multiple photo exhibits sponsored by the GT Photo Club on the subjects of beauty and body image, and the launch of the new Body Mod Blog, for members of the Georgia Tech community to share their experiences with body modification such as tattooing, cosmetic surgery, and piercing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Campaign for EveryBody Committee is comprised of individuals from the campus community, including representatives from the Women\u2019s Resource Center, Stamps Health Services, Counseling Center, Athletic Association, Campus Recreation Center, Housing, GT Library, Student Center, Student Involvement, Communications and Marketing, Dining Services, and the Office of International Education.  The committee\u0027s effort is not limited to one week of events; they also work with the freshman seminar GT1000 and Go T.E.C.H. throughout the year to promote body image awareness.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA full calendar of events, the Body Mod Blog, and the GT Body Peace treaty are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/\u0022 title=\u0022www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/\u0022\u003Ewww.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Week of events increases body image awareness"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMonday marked the start of the third annual Georgia Tech Campaign For\nEveryBody week. Empowering students, faculty, and staff to gain a\npeaceful acceptance of and respect for their bodies, the week provides\na variety of opportunities to increase body image awareness.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech celebrates the Campaign for EveryBody with a week of events."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-02-24 19:27:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54676":{"id":"54676","type":"image","title":"Campaign for EveryBody","body":null,"created":"1449175459","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:19","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21","alt":"Campaign for EveryBody","file":{"fid":"172612","name":"body_image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/body_image_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/body_image_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1088290,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/body_image_1.jpg?itok=Gr1MeDRO"}}},"media_ids":["54676"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/bodyimage\/","title":"Body Image at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=7623058958","title":"GT Body Peace Treaty Facebook Group"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8854","name":"body image"},{"id":"8370","name":"campaign for everybody"},{"id":"1015","name":"Go T.E.C.H."},{"id":"398","name":"health"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Campaign for EveryBody\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bodyimage@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebodyimage@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}