Activities promote awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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(Media-Newswire.com) - In memory of the University of Iowa’s Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) 35 years of service, as well as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, RVAP personnel committee and volunteers have planned several events in the town of honour of the victims and survivors of sexual coercion. “Sexual Assault Awareness Month has been an annual tradition for many years and is a federal campaign,” said Karl Miller, CEO RVAP. “We believe that events and the conduct of the campaign for a full month underscores the importance of this issue.” The events begin with “Silent Witness”, Friday, April 4. Participants will focus in the region near Crest Penta Clinton Street, at noon and in the silence from 12:15 am to 12:30 pm, for solidarity against sexual violence and honor of those who have suffered sexual violence. “The ‘Silent Witness’ event is important because it gives people the opportunity to show their support,” Alondra Canizal, RVAP coordinator of prevention education, said. “It’s a very powerful screen intolerance of sexual violence against women. Canizal said that the notoriety, this month, because in the national observance, people are in the conversation about sexual violence and the implementation of a widespread problem, what it is. According to government statistics, one in four women and one in six men are sexually abused in their lives. From 1 At July 30, 2006 July 2007, there were 52 rapes reported it is known that in the context of IU (rape of a total of 284) and a total of 86 calls to the crisis, we know that, in the context of user interface (of a total of 750 calls crisis) reports RVAP’s 24-hour rape crisis. The Panhellenischen and the Association of rape victims are Advocacy Program sponsorship “Silent Witness”, is part of a series of events in April, awareness of sexual coercion. Other important events are as follows: – The Clothes Line, Wednesday, April 23, is a visual representation of T-shirts designed for victims of violence and their friends and family, on the user interface Crest Penta from 10 am to 3 pm the display, sponsored by the Global Health Club and IU RVAP, 450 T-shirts or victims in murder cases, friends and families of the victims. The T-shirts are witnesses of violence against people who lived, sexual coercion, sexual violence against children, domestic and gender violence, hate crimes and murder. – The Cup of Prevention Campaign, 1-30 April, is a project co-sponsored by the Johnson County Sexual Assault Response Team, with the information appearing on the crisis intervention, counselling, the hospital, prevention, Consulting and security in coffee shops whistles. The cafes are places where people gather. They are encouraged to discuss these issues and overt support to the victims / survivors. The screens are in the coffee shops in the County of Johnson: Capanna Coffee and Gelato in Iowa City, in the house perfumes Coralville, Iowa City, New Pioneer Co-op City, Iowa Coralville, hallway, and the coffee North Liberty. Displays are also in place in the coffee houses and Cedar counties of Iowa and Washington. IU Students can also get free, safety whistles with safety tips cards in the Iowa Memorial Union and the user interface in the residences. The pipes are also all year on the fairgrounds as the date of birth of Cultural Diversity Festival of the health of the user interface exhibitions and other meeting places. Education is also presentations at various student meetings and Greek houses in the whole month. Besides Sexual Assault Awareness Month, RVAP hold other events throughout the year to the celebration of the 35th Year of the day. All events are free and open to the public. People with disabilities are encouraged to participate in all events sponsored user interface. If you have a person with a disability, requires an adaptation in the context of participation in this program, please contact the office beforehand RVAP at 319-335-6001. For more information on RVAP is 320 p. Linn St. Iowa City, visit http://www.rvap.org. The site provides information on the statistics, education, services and resources for victims. The 24-hour Rape Crisis Line number 319-335-6000. RVAP provides free and confidential of information, support, advice and representation to victims / survivors of sexual coercion and its partners, friends and family members. Trained and certified sexual coercion is in favour of information, telephone numbers and medical advice, the interests of legal person in the representation of individual and group counseling education, and resources and referrals . The Rape Victim Advocacy Program is the homeland of the 24-hour hotline Iowa sexual abuse, an outreach programme, the services of the crisis in Iowa, 1-800-284-7821. STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa News Services, 300 Plaza Centre One, Suite 301, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2500 |