Campus Violence Against Women
Bobbee Cardillo, ZI Advocacy Committee
With Jessica Davidson, EROC
Zonta International is a
leading global organization
of professionals
empowering women
worldwide through service
and advocacy.
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Zonta International Vision Statement
• Zonta International envisions a world in which
women's rights are recognized as human
rights and every woman is able to achieve
her full potential.
• In such a world, women have access to all
resources and are represented in decision
making positions on an equal basis with men.
• In such a world, no woman lives in fear of
violence.
The Issue: Campus Violence Against Women
• 1 in 5 women are sexually assaulted while in college
• Less than 5 percent of rapes and attempted rapes of college
students are reported to campus authorities or law enforcement.
• Eighty-nine percent of college campuses disclosed ZERO
reported incidences of rape in 2015
• Latest News: A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University
accuses football players of drugging and gang-raping young
women as part of a hazing or bonding ritual — and the university
of failing to investigate the pervasive sexual assault.
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Graphic by AAUW
The History:
Welcome Jessica Davidson
Assistant Managing Director
End Rape On Campus (EROC)
www.endrapeoncampus.org
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The Practical Solution
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Broad Campus and Community Engagement
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Effective Intervention
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Policies and protocols
Campus wide assessments
Campus leadership engaged, knowledgeable and supportive of
changing culture
Ongoing training for campus community
Survivor-centered victim services/advocacy
Trauma-informed law enforcement response
Fair equitable disciplinary processes that hold offenders accountable
Prevention and Education
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New students made aware of campus policies and campus/community
resources
Comprehensive prevention strategies and prevention education
Culturally relevant
Prevention training for faculty and staff
Bystander intervention strategies
Campus knows GBV is not tolerated and everyone plays a role in
prevention
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Best Practices
1. Best Practices
– University of New Hampshire
White Ribbon Campaign
 Medical Amnesty Policy
– It’s On Us
 Program initiated by White House/VP Joe Biden
 unities across the country to do something, big or
small, to end sexual assault. The campaign has
three core pillars — consent education, increasing
bystander intervention, and creating an environment
that supports survivors.
 For more information visit: ItsOnUs.org
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White Ribbon Campaign
What is it?
• White Ribbon is the
world’s largest
movement of men
and boys working to
end violence against
women and girls,
promote gender
equity, healthy
relationships and a
new vision of
masculinity.
What do they do?
• Work to examine the
root causes of
gender-based
violence and create a
cultural shift that
helps bring us to a
future without
violence.
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Origin of the Campaign
• Designed especially with men in mind, it was
created by a handful of Canadian men in 1991
on the second anniversary of one man's
massacre of fourteen women in Montreal.
They began the White Ribbon Campaign to
urge men to speak out against violence
against women.
• “Starting in 1991, we asked men to wear white
ribbons as a pledge to never commit,
condone or remain silent about violence
against women and girls. Since then the
White Ribbon has spread to over 60 countries
around the world.”
– per White Ribbon, Toronto
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White Ribbon Campaign
• Utube video:
https://youtu.be/rpvuzz6XOho
Produced UNH Sexual Harassment & Rape
Prevention Program (SHARPP)
www.unh.edu/sharpp/
• In 2016 UNH WRC highlighted the
work of 5 men who were nominated
and selected as White Ribbon
Campaign ambassadors.
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UNH White Ribbon Campaign
• During the month of April, The UNH White
Ribbon Campaign works towards inspiring men
at UNH to “Be Part of the Solution” of helping to
end violence against women on campus and
throughout their lives.
• It's about being part of the conversation towards
change in what it means to be a man, offering tips
on how men can help end sexual assault and
harassment, and asking you to know when to
engage and speak out against violence against
women.
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UNH Medical Amnesty
• When a student acts on behalf of
another student and calls for help to
emergency personnel or a UNH staff
member for a condition stemming from
the use of alcohol, both the student(s)
offering assistance and the student in
need of medical attention have the
option of filing for medical amnesty.
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It’s On Us Campaign
It’s On Us is a cultural movement aimed at
fundamentally shifting the way we think
and talk about sexual assault. It’s a
rallying cry, inviting everyone to step up
and realize that the solution begins with
us.
It’s On Us Pledge
• To RECOGNIZE that non-consensual sex is sexual
assault
• To IDENTIFY situations in which sexual assault may
occur
• To INTERVENE in situations where consent has not or
cannot be given
• To CREATE an environment in which sexual assault is
unacceptable and survivors are supported
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Itsonus.org
• Launched in September 2014 at the White House, It’s On
Us works to educate, engage, and empower students and
communities across the country to do something, big or
small, to end sexual assault.
• The campaign has three core pillars —
– consent education,
– increasing bystander intervention, and
– creating an environment that supports survivors.
• For more information visit: ItsOnUs.org
• Still going on …
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The Legislative Solution
Campus Accountability and Safety Act
– This act is an amendment to The Clery Act
– A bipartisan effort that will require campus
officials to adhere to standard training and
consistent reporting practices.
– Its goal is to empower survivors by making
sure they have access to support services
and are in control of their own care and the
reporting process.
Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Quick Facts
• 80% rape cases re females 18-24 go
unreported.
• 30% campus police have had no training on
responding to sexual violence.
• 73% colleges have no protocols on working
with local law enforcement.
• 78% assaults on campus are by someone
the victim knows.
• Confidential reporting options facilitate
reporting to campus authorities and law
enforcement.
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CASA Origins…
Released 2015
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CASA origins
EROC
formed 2013
BiPartisan
Bill ReIntroduced
2017
The Hunting
Ground
2013-2015
CASA first
introduced
2013
EROCMeets
with
Senator
Gillibrand
Senator
Gillibrand
and Senator
McCaskill
Write CASA
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Provisions of CASA
• Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
designated to coordinate support services
and provide guidance about options
• A uniform process for campus student
disciplinary proceedings including written
notifications to victim and accused of
complaint, resolution and rights of each
party
• Minimum training for all on-campus
personnel involved
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CASA…
• Transparency through biennial surveys of
student experience and publication of
pending investigations, final resolutions or
voluntary resolution agreements.
• Memorandum of Understanding with local
law enforcement
• Stiffer penalties for noncompliance by
schools : up to 1% operating budget and
up to $150K per Clery violation.
• Funds provide grant money for campuses
to research best practices to prevent or
respond to sexual assault.
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WHAT CAN ZONTA DO to get CASA passed…
Continue to interact with Congressional staff—in state.
Contact former supporters who haven’t signed on yet as
co-sponsors.
Advocate with
Congress
Collaborate with EROC.
Collaborate with local
colleges and universities
Collaborate with It’s On
Us
Collaborate with White
Ribbon Campaign
Communicate
Zonta Social
Media
Public
Awareness
Facebook
Twitter
Utube
Letters to Editor
START AN ADVOCACY
CAMPAIGN
Zonta Clubs can help get
bipartisan support to pass
CASA in this Congress
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