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Become Part Of The Solution
After someone you know has been raped, you, and others in your family, may begin
to examine your own attitudes about women, sexual violence and your basic beliefs
about our culture and society. You will become more aware of the risks women
and children face and the damage that rape causes. You will probably become
angry when others ignore the pain of sexual violence.
Once the situation with
the victim has stabilized, you can help in the work to stop rape and assist
victims. There are many ways to help, and some ideas are
listed below:
- Offer support to other victims and their families.
- Educate others about rape.
- Interrupt sexist jokes and jokes about rape.
- Donate your time and money to your local rape
crisis center.
- Talk to your children about sexual violence.
- Teach
them the facts, and teach them not to hurt others.
- Teach
them how to get help if they are afraid or if
someone hurts them.
- Tell your local schools that you want them to
sponsor prevention programs on date rape, sexual harassment
and other sexual violence.
- Challenge the media. Music, television, movies,
print media and the Internet show women as sex objects.
This reinforces myths
about rape.
Contact
producers and sponsors, and ask them not to exploit women.
- Say thank you to police and prosecutors
who take rape seriously. If they don’t
take it seriously, ask them to do so.
- Encourage your legislators
to support laws that help sexual assault victims.
Educate Yourself
You may need to learn more about rape and recovery to deal
with your feelings and to be able to support the victim.
Your local
rape crisis
center may
be able to share resources with you about sexual assault
and the recovery process.
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