lennat:profeminist:TW for rapeColumbia Student Group Broadcasts “Rape Happens Here” Message During P

lennat:profeminist:TW for rapeColumbia Student Group Broadcasts “Rape Happens Here” Message During Prospective Student Visits“Columbia University students angered by the school’s handling of sexual assault cases left a pointed message for anyone who happened to pass Low Memorial Library last night.“Rape Happens Here” and “Columbia Has A Rape Problem” flashed at intervals across the library’s facade starting around 8 p.m., courtesy of the campus advocacy organization No Red Tape. According to Columbia’s student-run Bwog, campus security officers asked protesters to please stop broadcasting the message until prospective students had left the vicinity.No Red Tape member Becca Breslaw told Bwog that the group had specifically selected last night to stage the demonstration because of the presence of admitted students on campus. “The group’s goal was to make these accepted students consider how big this issue is at Columbia before deciding to join the study body, while also bringing awareness to the fact that sexual assault is a prominent issue on other college campuses — regardless of where they choose to attend,” the report says.She added that NRT will also be holding a teach-in this afternoon to educate any interested Columbia prospects on how the school handles rape cases, presumably including that of Emma Sulkowicz, who for her senior thesis committed to carrying a mattress around campus in protest of the continued enrollment of a fellow student she said raped her in 2012, in addition to the numerous other instances of students unsatisfied by the university’s response to cases of sexual violence. Columbia is is also one of 55 schools under federal investigation for its alleged mishandling of sexual assault and harassment.”Read the full piece here#EndRapeOnCampusEnd Rape on Campus | The Hunting Ground DocumentaryI’m torn between being angry on behalf of any victims who were triggered by seeing this and being glad that the University is being forced to act accountable now that their wallets are being targeted.  I agree with you - as much as I support the intent, there could have been and probably were survivors among the touring groups, who wanted nothing more than to get excited about their future, not to be triggered mid-tour. -- source link

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