Sexual Assault Awareness Month
2008 | 2007 materials | sexual violence against people with developmental disabilities
SAAM 2008
Sexual Assault Awareness Month occurs in April. Local sexual assault and domestic violence programs should be receiving information and materials from the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence soon! Information can also be found on the OCADSV website at www.ocadsv.org
Governor Kulongoski proclaims April 2008 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month! click here for an electronic copy of the proclamation.
Additional SAAM resources can be found on the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's website: www.nsvrc.org/saam
The Task Force is also engaging in several activities to increase awareness around the state, including:
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Billboard and poster campaign - "Committing Sexual Assault is a Crime and a Choice." The campaign highlights that sexual assault is a crime that individuals choose to commit, not a misunderstanding, and that communities need to hold offenders accountable for their choices and to protect victims. The billboards will be displayed at various locations around the state and posters will be sent out to local community programs serving survivors of sexual assault. Click here for more information.
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Bandana Project - The Bandana Project highlights the sexual exploitation of farmworker women. The project has adopted the bandana as a symbol of solidarity to end this abuse because many farmworker women use bandanas on the job to cover their faces and bodies in an attempt to ward off unwanted sexual attention that often leads to rape. The display will be held in the Oregon Department of Justice in April. The project was developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT! pledge drive - Everyone has a role to play in ending sexual violence. Oregon citizens and communities are being asked to sign the pledge and be part of the solution by speaking up and speaking out against behaviors and attitudes which perpetuate sexual violence and speaking up and speaking out for the promotion of healthy relationships. Click here for more information and to pledge online.
2007 Materials
The Task Force developed the following toolkit and materials in partnership with the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.
Toolkit
Additional Activity Ideas
*Coffee Sleeves - OPTION 1: find a retailer and print your own coffee sleeves to distribute to local coffee stands; ask them if they will use the FREE sleeves provided during SAAM. OPTION 2: ask a chain coffee retailer (like Starbucks or Alan Bros) if they will work with you to create a coffee sleeve that they will print themselves and use during SAAM.
*Utility Bills - ask your local utility provider if they would insert information about SAAM in the April bills sent to customers; you create the information slips and provide to the utility.
CD Materials
A week to raise awareness about sexual violence against people with developmental disabilities
The Task Force and the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities encourage you to utilize the last week in March (24-28, 2008) as an opportunity to increase awareness and knowledge about sexual violence against people with developmental disabilities. Below are some resources and ideas to help you plan for the week.
Activity Ideas
- Contact your local sexual assault/domestic violence organization (click here to find out what programs are in your area) to discuss ways to partner during the last week of March and throughout the month of April, which is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (see "SAAM Activity Ideas" above).
- Provide cross-training for staff who provide services for people with developmental disabilities and for victims of sexual violence.
- Have discussions within your organization about how you might address the issues of developing healthy relationships and preventing sexual violence within your own work and the population you provide services to.
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