Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Angela Seguin" <>]

To respond to a couple of topics that have been cycling on this list serv, 
we have hosted a speaker a couple times who uses the rape prevention tips 
email -- that exact email -- in his campus presentations (and has been doing 
so for several years).  He asks the audience how many of them have ever 
received the email, and many have.  He goes through the list of "tips" to 
point out & de-bunk the rape myths which are underlying these tips.

He talks about the pressure placed upon women & any potential victim to make 
sure they don't get raped versus the societal pressure on would-be rapists 
not to commit this crime.  Then he goes beyond just the email forward and 
discusses societal perspectives on rape that come up in the media and what 
topics are circulating within the student culture -- for example, the 
debate/confusion between "regretted sex" and rape.  He winds up by focussing 
on effective sexual communication -- discussing what consent is and what it 
isn't and the importance of clear communication around consent.  He 
addresses the role of men in preventing sexual assault.

If you ever want to bring him to your own campus, his name is terry lilley 
(he chooses not to capitalize).

Angela

Angela DiNunzio Seguin
Coordinator, Sexual Offense Support (S.O.S.)
Wellspring: Student Wellness Program
University of Delaware
(302) 831-3457
http://www.udel.edu/wellspring/SOS