Dear SAPC and WRAC-L Colleagues,
As a follow up to Carmen’s message yesterday regarding the White House’s It’s On Us campaign, I wanted to send two items. First, the link to the video of the
latter part of the launch event, at which both the Vice President and President gave great speeches. However, for me, Lily Jay’s comments in introducing Vice President Biden were the most powerful. You can see all three speeches here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWzicOS0PqI&list=UUYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ. The first part of the launch event, a panel led by Lynn Rosenthal, White House Adviser on Violence
Against Women, and including Lindy Aldrich, Deputy Director of the Victim Rights Law Center; Sage Hill, student leader from Old Dominion University; Neil Irvin, Executive Director of Men Can Stop Rape; and Andy MacCracken, Executive Director of the National
Campus Leadership Council, was also very good, but I haven’t yet found a video.
Second, NASPA launched a companion campaign today to support “It’s On Us,” #SAPledge. #SAPledge is a pledge for professionals who want to work against gender-based
violence on campus and beyond, and it is explained more below. Although NASPA is primarily informing its Student Affairs members of the campaign, non-NASPA members may take it as well. Please feel free to spread the word among colleagues at your institutions
who might be interested, and, of course, to take the pledge yourself (although I know folks on these lists are already living this pledge every day).
Happy Weekend,
Nancy
Nancy Chi Cantalupo
Associate Vice President of Equity, Inclusion and Violence Prevention
NASPA;
Researcher
Georgetown Law;
You can access my scholarship on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at:
http://ssrn.com/author=884485
From: Nancy Cantalupo [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 4:35 PM
To: Nancy Cantalupo
Subject: FW: NASPA announces SApledge campaign
From:
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On Behalf Of Kevin Kruger
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 12:01 PM
To: Nancy Cantalupo
Subject: NASPA announces SApledge campaign
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Sign the #SApledge to end gender-based violence
Dear Nancy,
This morning, President Barack Obama announced a sexual assault awareness campaign called It’s On Us. The campaign, which focuses on college and university campuses, challenges everyone to see
sexual assault prevention as their personal responsibility. As a student affairs professional, you know how critical and complex this issue is.
As your professional association, NASPA supports the campaign and is asking student affairs professionals around the globe to sign a pledge. The pledge, called the
#SApledge, lists ways that we, as student affairs professionals, can be part of the solution to end gender-based violence.
Please join us by pledging your commitment to end gender-based violence. We already know you are committed to this issue – let’s show the world that student affairs professionals are part of
the solution. We hope to collect thousands of signatures by the end of the year. To learn more about the It’s On Us campaign, please visit the
NASPA violence prevention website. Also, for your reference, I have included the full text of the pledge below:
I pledge:
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To learn and talk openly about sexual assault, related forms of gender-based violence, and their basis in inequality with my colleagues and students.
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To speak out, challenge, and seek to change negative gender stereotypes, sexism, and rape culture when I see them in myself or on my campus.
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To listen to, believe, and assist victims of gender-based violence to continue and succeed in their education.
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To work with colleagues and students to educate our campuses on how to prevent violence and the inequalities that create violence.
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To be part of the solution to end all forms of gender-based violence on my campus and beyond.
You can also help us reach thousands by participating in our It’s On Us campaign Thunderclap event. A Thunderclap amplifies a single message and reaches beyond your social circle. Join our Thunderclap
now by
clicking here, and your message will be published next Friday, Sept. 26th at 2:00 p.m. EST. Join us at that time
@NASPAtweets to keep the conversation going!
When you sign the pledge, you will also have the opportunity to share the ways your institution is preventing gender-based violence on campus. Sign the #SApledge. Share your story. Make a difference.
Take a stand against sexual assault and all gender-based violence.
Sincerely,
Kevin Kruger, Ph.D.
President, NASPA
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NASPA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, origin, religion, sex, age, gender identity, gender _expression_, affectional or sexual orientation, or disability in any
of its policies, programs, and services.
NASPA is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects
of the program.
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