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["Mike Domitrz" <>]

What happens after the performance?  Is the audience provided with the
support resources on campus?  Do they discuss survivors talking with an
advocate and the supportive environment your campus provides survivors?  If
a script opens up the issue and does not provide solutions, it can lead to
more confusion than actual awareness (and fear among parents).  

As for the parents reactions, start the program by saying, "While these next
4 years at XXX are going to bring you many great memories, college can be
dangerous  -- such as students engaging in risky and/or illegal behaviors.
Plus, one student's poor choices can greatly effect the lives of many other
students.  Therefore, we want to help protect you and prepare you to have
the best opportunity for success here at XXX.  To do so, lets take a look at
one of those moments . . ." (then start the script).

As to the last line of the script, it really depends on the script and what
happened previously in the story.  If you are describing a rape scene in the
"He Said. She Said" script (which is typically an actual sexual assault) and
you end it with "Was I raped?" with no further discussion with the audience
of what took place, you take a HUGE risk of many students answering the
question themselves by saying, "No, she wasn't raped."  Then, when the
students see (or experience) a similar situation actually happen on campus,
they will not consider it rape.  If that is the potential result, the
program defeats its entire purpose.  If you are describing a rape in the "He
Said. She Said" scene, ending it with "I can't believe I was raped.  I don't
know what to do" better enables you to provide the audience with all the
resources for the survivor AND to continue a discussion.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Mike Domitrz
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Creator of "Can I Kiss You?" program on consent & sexual assault.  
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 On Behalf Of S. Daniel Carter
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 9:54 AM
To: Eric Garrison; 

Subject: Re: Script question

on 8/22/06 10:25 AM, Eric Garrison at 

 wrote:

> Any thoughts, sagacious colleagues?

I guess my question would be is the point to try and get them to think
critically about the issues presented, and thus help them reach the
conclusion themselves or to leave them room to continue their preconceived
ways of thinking? If it is done in a way to promote the former rather than
the latter there may be value to it.

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S. Daniel Carter
Senior Vice President
Security On Campus, Inc.
http://www.securityoncampus.org/
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