MOBILIZE! OUR VOICES, OUR POWER: SEXUAL ASSAULT TALK AT MHCC

Fellow Saints,

Listening to the collective voices rise following the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements, the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (OCADSV), along with the MHCC Title IX Team, are inviting you to engage with us for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).

This year’s theme, “Mobilize! Our Voices, Our Power, is grounded in our collective clout to dismantle systems of oppression that create and condone violence. This year’s campaign was born out of a statewide committee that centers social equity, inclusion, community driven initiatives, accountability, and collective humanity. Together we have the power to end all forms of violence, including sexual violence and transform communities,” organizers say.

According to OCADSV, 1 in 4 women attending college in Oregon will be the survivor/victim of some type of sexual violence, while 1 in 16 men are victim/survivor of an attempted or completed assault. (Krebs et al., 2011)

Therefore, preventing sexual violence on college campuses takes more than one department, office, club, team, or person. It takes all of us working together, standing up with one voice, to create a culture of safety, equality, inclusion and respect.

Everyone benefits when campuses are safer. Please “Embrace Your Voice” join us from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at the Student Union. MHCC will host Jenna Harper from the Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) for an interactive discussion – let’s change our culture and raise awareness to end sexual violence.

Cherilyn Nederhiser

MHCC Lead Public Safety Officer

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