Date Rape Is Real Rape
by Marcella Chester, advocate and author 
joonzmoon's action list
Here's a list of possible actions for you to consider.

This list comes from joonzmoon's suggestions.

  • Volunteer for advocacy training at the local/county rape crisis/women's center. Many will take whatever hours you can give and provide amazing references on all types of sexual assault and its aftermath.
  • Volunteer to do online advocacy training or hotline advocacy training at the RAINN website. The online advocacy is nice because it's via computer from home and has flex hours.
  • Join online sexual assault survivor forums in order to gain insight and ask for suggestions from a survivor community (if the members are okay with this).
  • Attend Board of Education (BOE) meetings at local public schools and push the need for sexual assault education at all levels, but especially middle and high school. As a teacher, I can't tell you how disheartening it is that so many of my students think it's okay to make rape jokes or do a presentation making light of white vans and child molestation. They have NO idea. The BOE will listen if the public outcry is loud enough.
  • Attend your local Take Back the Night event and even offer to speak if you are a survivor and are up to it.
  • Read rape survivor blogs or feminist forums that feature sexual assault awareness and then share them with others in an RSS feed reader like Google Reader, in an effort to educate others.
  • Donate cash to RAINN, donate new flip flops or t-shirts or robes to local crisis centers (for post-exam situations in which the original clothing has been submitted as evidence).
  • Talk to your own kids about their responsibilities for forming, maintaining and respecting boundaries for both boys and girls. Encourage questions.
 


 
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