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[Thema Bryant <>]

Hello,
At Princeton, we have found use of the arts to be an innovative effective 
tool for education.
We use poetry slams, film viewings with post discussions, art exhibits of 
survivors' art, and
plays both professional and student performed.  We are also bringing in the 
State Attorney
General to talk about rape laws.  I hope that helps,
Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD
Princeton University


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>    1. Question about urinal splashguards (Garrett, Robin)
>    2. reiterating my specific request re innovative tactics
>        (Molly Dragiewicz)
>    3. Re: reiterating my specific request re innovative tactics
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>    4. red zone request results (Molly Dragiewicz)
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> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:42:23 -0400
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> We have an active men's anti-violence peer education program here at WCU =
> founded and still directed by Deborah Mahlstedt.  The men in her program =
> think the urinal inserts are a good idea and would like to know where =
> they can get them. Here is information from Debbie about another idea =
> that they had success with.  Reply direct to me with the info on the =
> splashguards, please.
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> "Last year the peers came up with a good activity -- they had a 4 X 4 =
> sticker in the shape of a stop sign printed with " STOP sexual assault =
> -- alcohol is not an excuse."   Two peers had friends that worked at =
> beverage distributors.  They asked if they could put them on cases of =
> beer and kegs. It was great. "
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> "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people."
> Robin Garrett, Director
> Women's Center
> West Chester University
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>     No peace in the world=20
> without peace in the nations.=20
>     No peace in the nations=20
> without peace in the towns.
>     No peace in the towns
> without peace in the home.
>     No peace in the home
> without peace in the heart.
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> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:24:01 -0400
> From: Molly Dragiewicz 
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> Subject: reiterating my specific request re innovative tactics
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> Hi All,
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> I think the discussion of stickers and splash guards is interesting, but I
> fear my original query has been lost in the shuffle. I have received very
> few suggestions about other tactics than flyers, posters, lectures.
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> We all use these approaches, but I refuse to believe that they are the only
> approaches people are finding effective as components of anti-rape
> education efforts.
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> Residence halls and bulletin boards are littered with posters and flyers,
> and often they are effectively invisible in the clutter. I use them too,
> along with peer and staff presentations and programs, but I am still
> looking for other ideas because I recognize that many or most students will
> never read the posters or see a program.
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> While my query generated a lot of traffic, I received virtually no
> responses with suggestions. If you have an innovative way to raise
> awareness or provide some education, please do share it with the list.
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> I was not advocating splash guards as a unitary response to sexual assault,
> nor was I promoting any particular wording for splash guards, stickers, or
> whatever else. I just want suggestions from people with more creativity and
> experience than myself :o)
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> Thanks again.
>
> Molly Dragiewicz
> Director
> Women's Resource Center
> Bucknell University
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> (570) 577 1375
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> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:41:12 -0400
> From: "S. Daniel Carter" 
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> on 9/10/03 5:24 PM, Molly Dragiewicz at 
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>  wrote:
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> > While my query generated a lot of traffic, I received virtually no
> > responses with suggestions. If you have an innovative way to raise
> > awareness or provide some education, please do share it with the list.
>
> What about peer-to-peer education, where men are actively involved as a part
> of the solution, as well as educational materials that help men relate to
> the trauma of sexual assault, and understand that it could be their sister,
> or girlfriend?
>
> This is the approach that SOC is encouraging, and actively involved in
> developing. We've honored the Tulane Men Against Rape group as well as the
> One In Four Walk Across America group with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety
> Award in recent years for just this type of approach.
>
> We also offer the "Breaking The Silence" video which is designed to help
> demonstrate to men the extent of the trauma that sexual assault can inflict
> on women that they care about, such as their sisters and girlfriends. We now
> include with this video a study guide helped developed in-part by one of
> your graduate students Laura Wray to help increase this impact.
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> Students also need to know that if they report an assault they will be
> treated with dignity and respect, this needs to be made clear from the top.
> It also needs to be made clear from the top that campus rape will NOT be
> tolerated, and strong student judicial action taken against those found
> responsible needs to be publicized (with or without naming names) so that
> students will know this isn't just rhetoric.
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> I hope these observations are helpful.
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> S. Daniel Carter
> Senior Vice President
> Security On Campus, Inc.
> http://www.securityoncampus.org/
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> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:15:35 -0400
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> Subject: red zone request results
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> Hi All,
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> I finally have a moment to share the results of my long ago request for
> red-zone materials.
>
> I never did uncover a direct citation for published statistics showing
> increased risk of sexual assault in the first weeks of the semester.
>
> I did find several other interesting resources that I would like to share.
>
>   1. NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund produces an excellent 10 minute
> video called The Undetected Rapist that is a re-enactment of a segment of
> an interview by Dr. David Lisak with a college student (fraternity member)
> who committed rape but was never punished or reported. The
> "interviewee"describes how he selects a "target", flatters her throughout
> the week, invites her to an exclusive party, gets her drunk as quickly as
> possible, and then takes her to a room set aside by the fraternity for this
> purpose.  He describes how she told him to stop and it irritated him and
> how he held her down when she was not cooperative.  The students we have
> heard from who watched it said it is very powerful and that they know guys
> like that (who do that). We showed the video to every freshman this year as
> part of orientation activities.
>
> 2. The Sexual Victimization of College Women by Bonnie Fisher, Francis
> Cullen, and Michael Turner is an NIJ/BJS study that appears to refute the
> early semester risk claims. Like all studies, check out the methods section
> to understand what was asked, to whom and how. This was useful to me
> because it discussed some trends and patterns the study uncovered. Best of
> all it is online for free.
> <http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf>http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf
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> 3. Acquaintance Rape of College Students
> <http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf>http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf
> by Rana Saampson is a DOJ/COPS study that makes a claim about early
> semester risk, citing the claim to Benson, D., C. Charton and F.
> Goodheart.  Acquaintance Rape on Campus: A Literature Review.Journal of
> American College Health 40: 157-165.  I have not yet received the copy of
> this article that I requested, so I don't know what that says.
>
> 4. Bibliography of research on undetected (college) rapists. David Lisak
> sent this to me (Thanks David!). It is available at
> <http://www.cavnet2.org/>www.cavnet2.org via search by title, author, or
> document number 3375. It is really  interesting as most of the articles are
> campus relevant.  The articles can provide some insight that may help us
> design prevention programs.
>
> I hope these are useful to you!
>
> Best,
>
> Molly Dragiewicz
> Director
> Women's Resource Center
> Bucknell University
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