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

[Melanie Matson <>]

We are very excited to host SOARS during our Sexual Assault Awareness Month 
"It Affects Me" activities and encourage others to bring this presentation to 
your campus as well!
Melanie

Melanie O. Matson, M.A.
Director, Rape Prevention Education Program
Women's Center, University of California - Santa Barbara
1220 Student Resource Building
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7190
805-893-2628

www.sa.ucsb.edu/women'scenter

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Today's Topics:

   1. Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Free Bumper Stickers!
      (Ben Atherton-Zeman)
   2. Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Free Bumper Stickers
      (Ben Atherton-Zeman)
   3. SOARS Spring 2009 Schedule (R?gine Michelle Jean-Charles)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:13:04 -0500
From: "Ben Atherton-Zeman" 
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Subject: Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Free Bumper Stickers!
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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/





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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:56:24 -0500
From: "Ben Atherton-Zeman" 
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Subject: Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Free Bumper Stickers
To: 
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Cc: 

Message-ID: 
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Hello, 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/





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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:09:51 -0500
From: R?gine Michelle Jean-Charles      
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Dear colleagues,

I am writing once again to let you know about the important work we
are doing at A LONG WALK HOME, INC.  for 2009.  A LONG WALK HOME is a
non profit organization that  uses art therapy and the visual and
performance arts to document, to educate and to bring about social
change.  Below you will find the schedule for our performances of
Story of A Rape Survivor (SOARS)  for the year.

Considered one of the most innovative and entertaining programs of its
kind, SOARS documents Salamishah Tillet's personal journey of
surviving and healing from sexual violence by featuring a diverse cast
of women who use modern dance, spoken-word, music, and photography to
retell this universal story of triumph and hope. Due to growing
popularity, SOARS has been invited to a number of college campuses for
Black History, Women's History, and Sexual Assault Awareness Months
(February, March, and April respectively).  See the schedule below for
specific tour dates, times and locations (we are always adding more
tour dates, so please check out website http://www.alongwalkhome.org,
or you can join the Facebook group SOARS to obtain regular updates.

Please circulate the information below widely and help us to impact
others through this captivating story of healing from sexual assault.
Also if you would like to support the movement in another way you can
participate in our fundraiser by purchasing a "Got Consent?" T-shirt
via our website.  As always I want to thank you so much in advance for
your encouragement and for partnering in this important work!

In solidarity,
R?gine

R?gine Michelle Jean-Charles, PhD
SOARS Program Manager
A LONG WALK HOME, INC.


Boston College
Assistant Professor
African and African Diaspora Studies Program
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures




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Wednesday, March 11, 2O09
OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
(Private performance, not open to the public)
201 N Scoville Ave, Oak Park, IL

Friday, April 3, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Place: Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street . Philadelphia . PA Philadelphia, PA
6:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, April 10, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
Place: Multicultural Center Theater
University Center Room 1504
Santa Barbara, CA  93106
7:00pm-9:00pm
http://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu/index.aspx

Tuesday April 16, 2009
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Place: Science Center, Hall C, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA?
TBA


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A Long Walk Home, Inc.
877-571-1751 (phone & fax)

www.alongwalkhome.org


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