writingsforwinter:3 years ago, I was raped by a student at my college. When I reported the rape, one

writingsforwinter:3 years ago, I was raped by a student at my college. When I reported the rape, one of the administrators involved, Keith Edwards, told me I would not have been raped if I haven’t been drinking (I wasn’t drinking). He asked me dozens of leading questions that were clearly directed in the favor of my rapist.I later found out that Keith Edwards had been victim-blaming student survivors for over five years. He routinely told women things such as, “You are overexaggerating this” or “You are blowing this situation out of proportion.” He did this all at Macalester College.As a direct result of his victim-blaming and his bias in favor of rapists, many female students’ reports against their rapists were not followed through on, and many were forced to graduate with their rapists. My rapist was merely told to write a journal about his actions - he was not expelled, nor even suspended. Keith played a role in all this.Keith Edwards is scheduled to speak at Eastern Michigan University’s Sexual Assault Summit on September 25th. He will be talking about sexual assault prevention and victim-blaming, a topic he preaches but does not practice. His presence at the event will do irreparable harm.http://www.endcampussexualassault.com/ - More event info.Make no mistake. I do not say this lightly: Keith Edwards is a monster.After nearly 100 survivors and advocates phoned and emailed Eastern Michigan University and the Michigan Governor’s Office (Gov. Rick Snyder’s wife, Sue, is leading the summit), this is the response I received from the Office, captured in a screenshot.Please. One last try. Email and call the hell out of the Michigan Governor’s Office. Call and email the number and address listed in this screenshot with your frustrations. Again, make no mistake: if Keith Edwards speaks, he harms thousands of survivors.Give ‘em hell. Feel free to share.____________________________________________________________Michigan Governor’s Office: [email protected] event page contact form: http://www.endcampussexualassault.com/2017-summit/Call/leave a voicemail for Sue Snyder’s (the event organizer) husband here: 517-373-3400 or 517-335-7858 (the 2nd number is the Constituent Service Line)Contact the EMU Summit Event organizers:State Senator Tonya Schuitmaker: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/ima_form.asp?name=COMMENT26&form_path=e:/webforms/repState Senator Rebekah Warren: [email protected] Representative Laura Cox: [email protected] Representative Kristy Pagan: http://www.housedems.com/pagan/contact -- source link

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