华盛顿州立大学举办性侵犯意识月

根据犹他州卫生部的数据,在犹他州,六分之一的女性和二十五分之一的男性在一生中经历过强奸或强奸未遂,近三分之一的女性在一生中会经历某种形式的性暴力。 Sexual assault is the only violent crime where Utah’s rate is above the national average.

在整个四月份,韦伯州立大学将举办各种各样的性侵犯宣传月活动,以帮助人们关注这个话题,提供预防教育,并支持那些受到性侵犯影响的人。

T-shirts with messages supporting sexual assault survivors

活动包括4月1日的“夺回夜晚”、4月6日的“相信开始日”和4月27日的“牛仔日”,以及Safe@新葡京app研讨会和姐妹圈活动。

WSU Women’s Center director 佩奇戴维斯 said Take Back the Night, part of a global movement to raise sexual assualt awareness, is usually the most wellattended event. 这次活动将通过奥格登市中心的集会和游行来强调幸存者的经历。

“It can be empowering and healing for survivors to just yell and be around other people speaking out,” she said.

“从相信日开始”是一个全国性的活动,由犹他州立法机关签署成为法律,重点关注性暴力的幸存者。 华盛顿州立大学将举办一场社交媒体活动,发布教职员工的照片,并张贴标语,表明他们致力于相信幸存者。

戴维斯说,性暴力可能会带来很多羞耻和内疚。 “But just having someone say, ‘I believe you,’ can go so far in someone else’s healing,” she said.

Denim Day, a global movement to support survivors, is a reference to the day the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction in 1998, citing the victim’s tight jeans she must have helped the person who raped her remove, thereby implying consent.

“We use that as a way to talk about that it doesn't matter where you were or what you were doing, there still is no excuse for sexual assault,” Davies said.

Safe@新葡京app整个月举办的研讨会将教授与会者健康的关系、同意和沟通界限。 姐妹圈:自我照顾事件将是与会者分享资源和谈论性侵犯幸存者的自我照顾以及生活的其他方面的机会,比如期末考试周。

韦伯州警察局、平权行动/平等机会办公室以及其他各种校园和社区合作伙伴也在性侵犯宣传月活动上进行合作。

Those looking for resources can contact the 新葡京app State Women’s Center or visit weber.edu/safeatweber.