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

["Ben Atherton-Zeman" <>]

Hello, SAPC friends!  

 

Like many of you, I'm trying to stop sexual violence and change "rape
culture" - in particular, the notion that when a woman says "no" to sex or
anything else, we men think we can just keep trying until they say "yes."
Towards this end, I've printed a bumper sticker against sexual coercion - it
might be useful for your Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities this
April.  

 

The bumper sticker says "Silence (Does Not Equal) Consent" - really, it says
"Silence = Consent" with a line through the equal sign.  Underneath in
smaller letters it says "Stop Sexual Violence And Coercion."  The letters
are white and the background is teal, the color for Sexual Assault
Awareness.

 

Each agency or individual can have up to three for free!  I will also pay
for the shipping and handling.  Any more than three are $1 apiece.  If you
want some, please do not write to me - write instead to my niece and
manager, Laura Atherton: 

 (she is copied on this email,
so if you hit "reply all" it'll go to her).

 

I know many of you received the free Valentine's Day "Equality Cards" - I
would love to know if they were useful to you and your work to stop
violence.  Take care, and have a great week!  

 

Until the violence stops, Ben.  
 
Ben Atherton-Zeman, Maynard, MA USA
Actor, Comedian, Feminist and Husband
Presenting a One-Man Play: "Voices of Men," http://www.voicesofmen.org
<http://www.voicesofmen.org/> 
Booking information: 978-897-3619
 
Quote of the Month: February 2009: 

 

"Is the content of The Vagina Monologues appropriate for high school
students? No. Absolutely not. Teenagers should not be dealing with issues of
rape, domestic violence and abuse. however.[we] already deal with these
[problems] on a daily basis.It is absolutely appropriate for women (and men)
to have a forum to deal with these issues in a safe and positive
environment."  - from Rob Okun's column on www.VDay.org
<http://www.vday.org/> .  Support VDay locally and nationally!

 

Come to the Men Can Stop Rape conference in Washington, DC April 14-15:
http://mencanstoprape.org/conference/