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We can address cultural Education and Community Outreach. Have open, honest Explain to We have to impress upon older men
WHAT CAN WE attitudes about women, power, You have to meet people where they conversations in people (45+) the importance of mentoring
DO TO END control, gender roles. are. Develop a curriculum of safe spaces so what is and young men.
information; Define sexuality; Define that both genders what is not
SEXUAL

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End rape culture. violation—what is it? How are able to fully sex. We have to change the ‘”Mack”
ASSAULT IN individualized it is, mothers, sisters, express Rape is not “Pimp” & “Player” culture.
End the culture of violence. brothers, fathers, all have understanding, sex.
OUR individualized sexuality. Target public compassion and I will make it my business to make

P COMMUNITIES? Fund programs that really schools and make it part of sexual healing. change first with myself and to
prevent rape. education. other men close to me.

Acknowledge that sexual assault Acknowledge we have Face the fact. The Begin discussing it with Discuss that it’s not just about here and TALK !!!

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affects all genders in profound social
and psychological ways.
Create a safe space to discuss sexual
assault through methods that give
this issue in our research shows it. teenagers in and out of now. Help people think of the future
community and stop 1 out of 20 men said school. More mentoring effects. Rapists create other rapists in LISTEN!!!
defending black men they would rape a woman programs for young women their victims, and in those who see and
who commit this crime if they could get away and young men. Increase experience this rape culture we live in. Men Be open!

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individuals their mental and emotional against our sisters, with it. counseling services. and women rapists are created! by other
power back. Then you fight it. mothers and babies. They took the poll Develop awareness rapists or by rape culture. TWO-THIRDS
willingly and said it. campaigns. OF FEMALE SEX OFFENDERS WERE
THEMSELVES MOLESTED REPEATEDLY
AND ONE-QUARTER OF MALE SEX

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OFFENDERS WERE MOLESTED AT LEAST
ONCE. 92% of sex offenders are male.
I will promote Call people out on their stuff. Create commercials Neighborhood forums-indirectly and Work with those I speak to my sons 20 and 18

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sex positive Hold people accountable. and advertisements directly defining sexuality and with control over and their friends about
dialogue and Don’t be afraid to speak up! defining what sexual individualized thing to be thought on the media portrayals of sexual assault, sexual
culture. Create dialogue groups. assault is. same level as one right to all God-given both men and violence and DV and health
Start young. things. women. relationships all the time.

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Men can stop sexual assault if they
Recognize that we are
all a part of the problem
Eliminate gender
stereotypes by teaching
Stop teaching our young men
and women (explicitly and
Let the community hold men
accountable for committing rape.
Stop feeling
sorry for

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want to. and therefore can be a boys and girls about implicitly) that women’s value Like a restorative justice program rapists. Can we
Power and control manifests itself in part of the solution. healthy relationships at is determined by her where rapists know that teach our young
every way and women are speaking a young age. sexuality and her body. community will not let them get women and men
truth to power about it. away with it. that?

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pastors to address sexual
assault with their
Mothers and daughters need to tell each
other what can really happen on college
campuses, on dates, at friends’ houses.
We can
end rape if
we just
Write, speak, sing, dance, preach, film, rhyme about the
myths and facts about rape. Do it until people get the
message. Some of the myths about rape keep people in
Place value
on our girls
and stop
Do more
research on
why men
Your congregations. Go to the Mothers need to stop acting like their sons stop the same place of denial. To rape is a decision. To rape is acting like rape. Figure
Responses Mosques. Teach the Imams are kings but their daughters are not blaming an abuse of power the rapist already has. Rapists already our girls are it out for
from APRIL how to address sexual assault queens. Your sons need to also be good the victim. have privilege and to rape is an abuse of that privilege. doing real and go
29, 2011 in their congregations. enough for a girl out there, not just the Rapists don’t rape because they’re so oppressed they alright. shout it out.
Black
other way around. don’t know what to do with themselves. Teach that. Stop They’re not. Challenge
Women’s
Blueprint making excuses for rapists. Rape is an exercise of power people to
by the rapist whether black, white, middle-eastern, action.
asian, latino or otherwise, already has. Teach that.