A couple new (and old) photos have been added to the photo album! Updates to: It Affects Me 2007, I Want a Truce 2005, and Peer Educator Training 2005… Check it out!
After spring break, SSR will meet for the first week of Spring quarter to reunite and get ready for the big awareness and visual campaign, It Affects Me, from April 9 to April 13!
What is IT AFFECTS ME? It Affects Me (IAM) is a campaign that Students Stopping Rape holds during a week of April, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, to educate, inform, and enlighten the UCSB and surrounding areas about sexual violence, sexual harassment, and rape in our community.
Why do you hold the It Affects Me campaign? Rape and sexual assault is a problem intertwined with the system of rape culture present in our society today.
To end rape means to look within ourselves as individuals and live consciously - which means being aware of the language that we use, the prejudices we hold, and the beliefs that the media and popular culture instill in us.
The objectification of women, standards of masculinity, stereotypes of race and gender, and sexist language all make it harder for us to believe women when they have been raped and to blame the rapist rather than the survivor. To end rape does not involve telling people to just not rape, it means educating our peers about rape culture, the way language, beliefs, and behaviors allow it to happen, and informing them on how to be more supportive of everyone, women AND men.
One in four women in college will experience a rape or an attempted rape experience. Chances are, someone you know has been affected by rape and you may not realize it. Being more sensitive is the first step to alleviating the epidemic of rape in our community.
How can I participate in It Affects Me? We also pass out royal blue t-shirts emblazoned with “IT AFFECTS ME” on them. Since this is a visibility campaign, we pass out free t-shirts to the UCSB community with information about sexual violence and assault so that when asked, “What affects you?” they can start a dialogue and discuss these issues. One of our goals is to get all people in our community talking about this problem.
IAM involves educational, informative, and enjoyable events all week long! Check out the calendar (TBA) and come to as many as you want! We also welcome new members and are looking for interns for next year, so come to a meeting. We meet Wednesdays at 5pm.
Paid internships for the 2007-08 school year are now available for those dedicated to gender equality and a community free of sexual violence.
Requirements for the internships include: ability to work from a feminist perspective, commitment to 40 hours a quarter and weekly meetings, and attending Spring quarter training. Previous interns have found their experiences to be enriching and a positive influence on their everyday lives. They have also found that the internships have enhanced their academic studies as well.
Positions that are available are:
You can view the application through the following links (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader):
RPEP Internship Announcement - includes descriptions of each position
Application
You do not have to be a member of SSR to apply. However, it is recommended you come to our weekly meetings, Wednesdays at 5pm! Everyone is welcome.
Application due date: May 4, 2007.
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