Recognize that attitudes which promote an unequal status for girls and women perpetuate an environment Which is conducive to the acceptance of rape and other violence directed at women. Get involved in social justice. Keep an open mind to the perceptions of others who are different from you. Read, talk, and act from a position of diversity regarding race, religion, gender, sexuality and class. Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have a unique opportunity to educate peers on the issue of acquaintance rape.
Students train to serve as members of a CARE facilitation team in a semester long, credited course.
These workshops serve to encourage the student population to discuss sexual assault, challenge sexism and become actively involved in confronting the issue of acquaintance rape on campus. RAD is available to all female students at a nominal fee. Copyright 2000 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign External sites are not endorsed by the University of Illinois.