- Category:
- Organizations - Advocacy Organizations
- Description:
- This group is to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault. It is to prevent women from having to pay for their own rape kits and prevent them from being pushed aside by people trying to hide the reputation that rape and sexual assault can bring on college campuses.
- Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Revolution Rape Prevention
Join- Name:
- Revolution Rape Prevention
- Category:
- Organizations - Advocacy Organizations
- Description:
- This group is to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault. It is to prevent women from having to pay for their own rape kits and prevent them from being pushed aside by people trying to hide the reputation that rape and sexual assault can bring on college campuses.
- Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
- News:
- This group is not about pity. It's not about whining. It's about a revolution. This is a revolution! Tell everyone! No one should face the injustices victims are faced with in the aftermath. It's sick and the system victims face is unfair and judgmental and it has to stop.
If you're not sure about the injustices and the bias placed against rape victims take a look at this website, which shows the ways that rape victims are pushed under the rug. http://www.justicewomen.com/help_special_rape.html
APRIL is sexual assault awareness month! On April 22, 2009, there is a national campaign called Denim Day USA that helps raise awareness of sexual assualt. Make sure you participate! Visit their website for more information, statistics on sexual violence, and photographs from past events. http://www.denimdayusa.org
Here are some shocking rape facts and statistics i found. Reader beware that there are some really graphic stories and pictures from rape victims posted on the site also so if you're really sensitive, I would not dig through the site very far. http://willothewisp.org/Violence/?page_id=3
Here is Longwood University's definition of sexual assault/rape: http://www.longwood.edu/health/assault/index.htm
Longwood's information about alcohol and sexual assault: http://www.longwood.edu/health/assault/assaultrape/index.htm
For some reason, the information provided conflicts with the way I, and several other victims, were treated when rapes were reported. This has to change at Longwood and other campuses alike. Stop trying to hide us and start trying to help us, Longwood!
