Relationship Abuse Awareness Month
21% of college students report having experienced dating violence by a current partner, and 32% of college students report experiencing dating violence by a previous partner.*
*C. Sellers and M. Bromley, “Violent Behavior in College Student Dating Relationships,” Journal of Contemporary Justice, (1996).
TBTN IS A MARCH TO SYMBOLIZE AN INDIVIDUALS RIGHT TO WALK SAFELY AT NIGHT AS WELL AS A UNITED FRONT OF SURVIVORS AND ALLIES STANDING AGAINST FEAR AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
MARCH STARTS IN FRONT OF THE MACC
TBTN SPEAK OUT IS DONE AFTER THE TBTN MARCH. DURING THIS SPEAK OUT, INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN THE SPACE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AS SOMEONE IMPACTED BY RELATIONSHIP ABUSE. INCLUDES A NAME BURNING CEREMEMONY
VISIT OUR CLOTHESLINE PROJECT EXHIBIT, CONTACT US TO JOIN A TEE SHIRT MAKING SESSION. THIS EXHIBIT WILL DISPLAY TEES DESIGNED BY THOSE THAT STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH SURVIVORS OF RELATIONSHIP ABUSE.
THIS EXHIBIT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO SHOW THEIR CREATIVITY AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH SURVIVORS OF POWER BASED PERSONAL VIOLENCE. COME CHECK OUT THE T SHIRTS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED AND VISIT THE INFORMATION TABLE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT BEING AN ALLY.