Zoe Williams

"We will not let these victims be oppressed or knocked down," said Zoe Williams, a student at Metropolitan State College of Denver and a member of the Creative Resistance Club and the Auraria Feminist Alliance.

Members of the Creative Resistance Club were joined by other student organizations, including the Auraria Queer Alliance, as well as several professors.

Metropolitan State College of Denver student Zoe Williams spearheaded the demonstrations after spotting "Donkey Punch" T-shirts around town.The "donkey punch" is a sex act in which a man slugs his partner from behind during intercourse to heighten his orgasm.

"Acts of sexual assault and rape continue happening because they're so normalized that restaurants can use them as advertising pitches and people don't even notice," said Williams, 19.

Activists called off a planned protest in front of the restaurant Saturday night and announced they will work with Berman to hold a benefit next month to promote awareness of violence against women, protest organizer and college student Zoe Williams said.

Williams said the agreement should encourage other business leaders to provide safe environments for women.

The brouhaha began this week, when a protest organized by area activists and spearheaded by Metropolitan State College student Zoe Williams came to the attention of local media.

The bar's name, the group said, refers to Mexican brothels, and the names of some of the menu items either denigrated women or Hispanics or referred to violent sex acts against women.

This week, Berman said, he has changed the names of the offending menu items, including the Donkey Punch burger and "Ho-made fries," now called "Homemade fries," although he still maintains that the names weren't meant to offend.

A Donkey Punch has been described as a man smacking a woman during sex.

He has posted a new list of dishes near the establishment's front door at 1109 Lincoln St. and included an apology to anyone who was offended by the names of any of the dishes, he said.
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Protesters are slated to turn out tonight at 10 p.m. Protest organizer Williams did not return calls for comment Friday.In an e-mail to the News, she confirmed that the protest is on schedule.

The agenda he's pushing is one of hate and division," said Zoe Williams, 19, a college student.She hoped the day would help "build a collective spirit of resistance."

Nearby, shaking a tambourine as she toted her 16-month-old granddaughter, Erin, on her back, Way Shen, 61, sighed, "I'm tired of the way Bush and his people have lied."

Zoe Williams, of Metropolitan State College, speaks out during a rally Tuesday on the Auraria campus about CU's football recruiting scandal.

The agenda he's pushing is one of hate and division," said Zoe Williams, 19, a college student.She hoped the day would help "build a collective spirit of resistance."

Nearby, shaking a tambourine as she toted her 16-month-old granddaughter, Erin, on her back, Way Shen, 61, sighed, "I'm tired of the way Bush and his people have lied."