What is it?The White House's task force, It's On Us, was created to stop violence and sexual misconduct on college campuses. We are bringing #ItsOnUs to Skidmore's campus to raise awareness and give the students the power to make a change. We can't necessarily change THE world, but we CAN make an impact on our community. Let's start at home, and make it feel like home.
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On Campuses"It’s On Us" provides organizing tools for campuses and communities, and already we’ve seen great things happening. Stanford and George Washington created their own PSAs featuring campus leaders, and Michigan State played the PSA to tens of thousands of Spartans fans at their football game Saturday. And earlier today, Valerie Jarrett, the Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls and Tina Tchen, the Executive Director of the Council on Women and Girls, met with student leaders from colleges and universities in New York City to discuss “It’s On Us” and efforts already underway on their campuses to spread this message far and wide.
This is just the beginning. There are years of work left to win this fight and millions more that need to sign the pledge to be a part of the solution. In the end, this problem will not be solved until our society creates a culture where everyone works to build an environment in which sexual assault is a thing of the past. It’s on us to realize we all have a role to play in preventing sexual assault. It’s on us to embrace the responsibility we have to stand up for the safety of those around us—to challenge each other to do everything we can to make our college campuses safe. –KYLE LIERMAN at The White House |
Let's Join The Movement
Why?• One incident is one too many
• It's always been up to us, so let's do something • It's time to stop discussing it and start talking about it |
How?• #ItsOnUs is accessible
• Spread the word with Instagram and Twitter • Work with the New York 6 to start a movement • Each make a pledge |
When?• Posters throughout Campus
• Events recording pledges • Influence other schools • We all know this has to end, let's start the change at home. |
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