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Bden;

I am very interested in this idea and would, depending on time constraints, 
like to be a part of the planning for this.

It sounds, from how you're describing it, that the target of these efforts 
would be female students.  I'd be interested in particular in looking at the 
ways that we can use this alternative spring break to focus on, engage and 
examine the behaviors of male college students.

Rus Ervin Funk, MSW
Consultant
Co-Founder and Executive Director
MENSWORK:  eliminating violence against women, inc.
PO Box 4878
Louisville, KY  40204
(502)494-9044

www.rusfunk.com
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  Subject: [Men Against Violence] Feminist Spring Break



  Hello, friends!  

  Many college campuses are offering "Alternative Spring Break"s that provide 
"service learning" opportunities for students - building houses, etc.  A few 
years back, I thought that having a "Feminist Spring Break" would be fun - 
students go to a traditional "Spring Break" party area like Daytona Beach 
and, instead of patronizing "Wet T-shirt" contests and "Girls Gone Wild" 
filmings, they would do three things:

  1. Learn about violence against women (mornings, maybe?)
  2. Help the local domestic violence and sexual assault programs with 
projects they need (afternoons?)
  3. Think up and enact creative protests to the "Girls Gone Wild" type 
events, which I assume happen in the evening anyway.  

  My colleague at a college was going to partner with me to make this happen 
through her college, but she doesn't really have the time any more.  I'd be 
happy to cofacilitate the training and be the bridge-builder with the local 
programs in those areas (I've had initial conversations with some of them 
already), but I don't work at a college so I can't offer internship credit, 
etc.  

  What do you think of this idea?  

  Until the violence stops, Ben.  

  Ben Atherton-Zeman, Maynard, MA USA
  Actor, Comedian, Feminist and Husband
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call this radical dignity. We don't have to tackle every issue, but if we 
remain silent in the face of cruelty, injustice, and oppression, we sacrifice 
part of our soul. In this sense, we keep on acting because by doing so we 
affirm our humanity - the core of who we are, and what we hold in common with 
others."
  - Paul Rogat Loeb, "The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's 
Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear", http://www.theimpossible.org/

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Dear Friends,

 

An investigative reporter by the name of Kristen Lombardi with the
Center for Public Integrity, in Washington, D.C., is developing an
investigative project examining sexual assault and domestic violence on
college campuses nationwide. Her particular interest is to describe
systematic silencing that is happening to survivors.  She has requested
that we provide her information in the hopes of identifying sources for
this project.

 

Please see details from her below and contact her should you have
further questions.  

 

Sincerely,

 

NSVRC Staff 

 

**********************************************************************

 

 

My name is Kristen Lombardi, and I'm a staff writer and investigative

reporter with the Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit

investigative journlism outfit based in Washington, D.C. The Center's

mission is "investigative journalism in the public interest"; it's whole

mission is watchdog journalism holding government and social

institutions accountable for their failings.

 

I'm hoping to do an in-depth, investigative project examining sexual

assault and domestic violence on campuses nationwide, illustrating how

perpetrators can get away with rape and assault at colleges and

universities. I'm looking to speak with students, former students, or

parents of students who have been victims of violence and have bumped up

against school administrations when trying to report the crimes. I'm

particularly interested in those who have filed Title IX complaints with

the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights because of the

schools' mishandling of incidents and what has happened with the OCR.

I'm also interested in cases where school administrations worked to keep

the incidents from local authorities, or don't discipline the accused

perpetrators, or dissuade the victims from going to prosecutors, etc.

 

I'm just beginning to develop a project on this topic, so for now, I'd

greatly appreciate the chance to talk with people on background, with

the idea that I could speak with them more fully--either on the record

or using pseudonyms--in the future.

 

I'm including links to two investigative articles I wrote involving

sex-abuse victims in the past, so people might get a better sense of my

work as a journalist.

 

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/top/features/documents
/00882888.htm

 

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0630,lombardi,73955,2.html

 

 

My contact information is 202-481-1208 or 718-541-0686. My email is

.

 

 

Best,

 

Kristen

 

 

Kristen Lombardi

Staff Writer

The Center for Public Integrity



 

202-481-1208