The event begins Western s attack on eating disorders.
All events are free and open to the public.
A national organization monitoring illegal drug use found that between 1998 and 1999, use of anabolic steroids increased significantly among middle schoolers. Anabolic steroids, an illegal and life-threatening drug, help create the muscled body that is very popular among young men today. Candice Wiggum, coordinator of the Positive Body Image Lifestyle Advisors at Western and an organizer of Body Pride Week, finds these recent trends disturbing. Body Pride Week reminds us that every body is beautiful and that it s time to celebrate the diversity of every body for ourselves and our children. A group called Will Act for Change performs anonymous stories by Western students about how body image or eating concerns have affected their lives.