One Student Pledge for Sexual Assault Awareness Month!
<p> </p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH!</strong></p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ONE STUDENT PLEDGE</strong></p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> Most people know someone who has been sexually assaulted. One thing you can do to help end sexual</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> violence is to accept the responsibility to be a part of the solution. By signing the One Student pledge you</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> are making a commitment to, in voice and action, create change. Change begins with one student, one</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> campus, one community.</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> Start here. Sign the pledge. It is the first step towards changing the way we think about sexual violence.<br /> Be the one to use your power to enact change. </p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">AS ONE STUDENT, I PROMISE:</strong></p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p> <ul style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: circle; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> I will use respectful language when talking to or about my partner(s), and when talking about sex and relationships in general.</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> I will respect my partner’s (or anyone I have sexual contact with) boundaries and will expect my partner(s) to respect me.</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> I will talk with my friends about the importance of consent.</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> I will make sure my friends understand that a person cannot consent to sex if they _are intoxicated.</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> If I see someone taking advantage of a person who is intoxicated I will safely intervene. </li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> I will participate in campus/community events that promote sexual assault awareness.</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> I will find out what resources exist on my campus and program the phone numbers in my cell phone in case anyone needs them.</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> I will help my friends and family understand that regardless of what someone wears, how much they flirt or if they choose to drink, they do not deserve to be sexually assaulted. </li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.odu.edu/etc/designs/odu/images/disc-1.gif); background-position: 0% 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"> If someone tells me they’ve been sexually assaulted I will believe them.</li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> For More Information:</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> Women's Center</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> 1000 Webb Center</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> 757-683-4109</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <a href="mailto:womenctr@odu.edu" style="color: rgb(0, 33, 59); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">womenctr@odu.edu</a></p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> http://www.odu.edu/womenscenter</p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr & Instagram @oduwomenscenter !</p>
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Posted By: Kelly Press
Date: Thu Apr 18 08:20:16 EDT 2013