Break the Silence: SE Students Against Sexual Violence

1. Break the Silence:SE Students Against Sexual Violence

2. Situational Analysis • A large number of sexually violent (SV) attacks go unreported making it a “silent epidemic”. • Providing a clear definition of SV is necessary for a victim to report an attack. • Retaliation, shame, and disbelief by others are the main reasons why accidents go unreported. • SV can cause long-term health damage such as pregnancy, STD’s, and depression.

3. Core Problem/Opportunity Too many SV attacks go unreported. The opportunity is to help SE students recognize and report SV in an effort to prevent future attacks.

4. Research • 20% of women in the US have been raped at sometime in their lives. • 1 out of 71 men in the US have been raped at sometime in their lives. • For young women the most common place for SV crimes to occur is school. • 81% of women who experience rape have long-term and/or short-term effects. • More than 95% of students who are sexually assaulted remain silent.

5. Reported SV Crimes on SE’s Campus 2008 – 1 2009 – 0 2010 – 1 2011 – 0

6. Target Audience Primary • Student Union • Resident Halls • Sporting Events • Organizational Events • Traffic in the “U” SE Freshman and students 18 to 20 years old.

7. Target Audience Secondary • Professors • Academic Affairs • Organization Leaders • Resident Advisors • Local Business Owners All SE students, faculty and staff.

8. Goal To raise the number of reported sexual violent crimes on SE’s campus.

9. Objectives • To define what sexual violence is to the SE community • To educate and raise awareness on how to report SV crimes on the SE campus. • To raise the number of reported SV crimes by 5% in one school year.

10. Strategies & Tactics Define SV ~ “SILENCE does not mean YES” Facebook Page

11. Strategies and Tactics Raise SV awareness and its harms ~Radio PSA 3 times a week on campus radio station ~ Newspaper ad ran in the Southeastern ~ Webpage added to the SE website with contact information, helpful hints to prevent and what to do after a SV attack ~ Post fliers on campus to promote our FB page and event. ~ Post fliers in local businesses to raise awareness in our community.

12. Newspaper Ad

13. Website

14. Reporting

15. Can be completely anonymous.

16. Campus Flyer

17. Local Business Flyer

18. Strategies and Tactics Raise awareness about the importance of SV attack reporting ~ SV event on October 24th • What: to promote the dangers, resources and awareness about SV to the SE community • Who: all SE students, faculty and staff • Where: Student Union Plaza • When: October 24th from 4-7 p.m. • Why: encourage students to get involved and stand up against SV • Appearances by: Susie Fry, DJ - Sergio Lopez and Miss Southeastern, Haley Ellison

19. The Booths Booth 1- students are asked questions about SV and the dangers…. If they answer 5 correct they win a t-shirt Booth 2- laptops are set up with devotionals playing from victims of SV. Students receive a free soda after viewing a video and providing feedback. Booth 3- students use sidewalk chalk to write their own message about SV on the side walk. Students receive free popcorn after writing a message.

20. Shirts

21. Budget

22. Calendar August Week 2: Create FB Page, Design Web Page Run Newspaper Ad, Record Radio PSA Week 3: Post Fliers Around Campus September Week 1: Visit Freshman Success Classes Week 2: Order T-Shirts, Run Newspaper Ad Week 3: Visit Freshman Success Classes

23. Calendar October Week 1: Visit Freshman Success Classes, add event to SE website banner Week 2: Run Newspaper Ad, Send Campus-Wide Email Promoting Event Week 3: Visit Freshman Success Classes, Prepare for & Host Event November Week 1: Visit Freshman Success Classes Week 2: Run Newspaper Ad Week 3: Visit Freshman Success Classes, Evaluate Results

24. Break the Silence