If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call 740-597-SAFE (7233)

I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.

–Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian writer

"Asking for it"

Myth or Fact?:

People who are sexually assaulted sometimes "ask for it" by their provocative behavior or dress.

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MYTH! The truth is, no one deserves or "asks" to be sexually assaulted. The only person responsible for the assault is the perpetrator.

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TONIGHT: Screening of "Boys and Men Healing" @ohiou sponsored by @woub and @ScrippsOU - 7pm, Scripps Auditorium: http://t.co/YiBm7vcy — 3 weeks 3 days ago
From @InOurWordsBlog - "Breaking the Silence: Why Men and Women Must Stand Together on Sexual Assault": http://t.co/n8Oj7Du9 — 4 weeks 1 day ago
Tonight, 7pm - Take Back the Night rally and march @ohiou Scripps Amphitheater! http://t.co/JU2Bdymf — 4 weeks 2 days ago
RT @woub Film screening Tues April 24 of Boys and Men Healing to focus on healing of male #sexualabuse @ohiou http://t.co/lrZ6w1HE — 4 weeks 2 days ago
OU TBTN Week schedule for tonight: Men's Event, Bystander Intervention by @OUSAP, & screening of Miss Representation: http://t.co/tAAYW497 — 4 weeks 3 days ago

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