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Alyssa Colby

"Hit the Bitch": The Worst Anti-Violence Campaign Ever - Hit a Bitch - Jezebel - 8 views

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Domestic Violence Campaign Europe Battering Abuse

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  • Alyssa Colby on 31 Mar 10
     
    I came across this while searching for ant-domestic violence campaigns and couldn't resist posting it... This is an article on a Danish anti domestic violence PSA, which apparently asks you to virtually beat a woman and then calls you an idiot and presents facts about domestic violence at the end. I personally do not think that this is an effective way to prevent domestic violence, as it would seem to desensitize people to it, but not all commentators agreed, and some that I read felt that this was a good strategy because it was edgy and attention grabbing, and would make people notice this issue. Other peoples thoughts?
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  • Kelly Westphal on 01 Apr 10
     
    I completely agree that this is inappropriate. While it is shocking and attention getting, it is promoting the wrong thing. This makes domestic violence into a game and allows someone to virtually beat a woman. Despite the facts at the end I think that what this PSA gets across is that violence against women is a fun game and not a serious issue.
  • Marijose Vila on 03 Apr 10
     
    I also agree that this campaign is inappropriate for several reasons. To begin with, it would mean that hitting a women until a certain point makes you a " pimp " and a " gangsta" and that alone is unacceptable. There should not be a serious damage for you to be an idiot for hitting a woman ! I would not consider this activism because it is using violence to attempt to prove a point. Besides in the interactive game the women insutls the " player" and that would mean that it is OK to a certain degree to abuse a women physically when she verbally attacks a man. What were they thinking when they lounged this campaign ? This campaign misses to address any social factors that we have studied in class and just focuses in violence in an interactive way.
  • Meaghan Murphy on 12 Apr 10
     
    I think this game is just as sick as the other game that we saw in the CNN article. I would love to know who came up with the game's design to see why they chose to use "pussy" and "gansta" to describe the type of man you could be, and why they thought this would stop violence rather than increase it. I think the creators are making these actions seem normal by putting the female character in a situation that could happen so frequently and by making the male respond to it with violence. Like we've been talking about in class, it seems like the game is only going to increase the amount of violence against women rather than stopping it.
  • Liesel Sheppard on 14 Apr 10
     
    What this anti-violence campaign is doing is making light of violence against women. Although the reason why it was created was to make people aware of violence against women, in fact I believe it is doing the opposite of what they intended. The campaign was created to shock people and to catch their attention in order to bring a focus on violence against women. I'm curious to hear about what others think and whether they believe this example of activism works in certain contexts. My question is, did this campaign work in Denmark? Was it effective???
Liesel Sheppard

Men Can Stop Rape - 3 views

www.mencanstoprape.org/index.htm

gender violence activism campaign prevention

shared by Liesel Sheppard on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Liesel Sheppard on 26 Mar 10
     
    Men Can Stop Rape is an organization dedicated toward mobilizing the male youth to speak out against violence against women. The website advocates males to come together and work alongside women in order to promote healthy relationships and gender equality. Men Can Stop Rape provides a variety of solutions for men and ways to become involved such as through attending events, trainings, and presentations.
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  • Kelly Westphal on 01 Apr 10
     
    This site is one of the more important sites we have bookmarked. While women can and do a phenomenal job of educating people about violence against women and bringing it to an end, we can't do anything unless we are able to educate men. Mobilizing men to stand up against rape and violence against women within their own lives and peer groups is crucial to ending violence against women (and men).
  • Courtney Connors on 06 Apr 10
     
    Too often when we discuss sexual abuse and rape do we question, "what can women do in the future to prevent these heinous acts and what did they do wrong to cause them?" We should take note that far more often than not, the perpetrator is a male while the victim is a female. Thus, the appropriate debate should be why do men take out their aggression physically and sexually on females and what can they do to stop this wave of male-dominated violence in the near future? This website encourages its males viewers to "create a culture free from violence" through campaigns, media works, events, personal success stories. It also asks what constitutes the norm of social "rape culture" today and asks the viewers to reconsider and transform this definition to accommodate reality.
  • Merretta Dickinson on 12 Apr 10
     
    I thought this was a great way for men, especially young men to learn healthy ways to be masculine, as well as ways that they can help to stop rape. I really liked the section where they discuss their MOST (Men of Strength) program. I think providing spaces for young men to learn about healthy masculinity is extremely important in stopping rape, and this can probably be very effective. Getting men to stand up and do something is a great step in the right direction to ending violence against women, and I think this organization does a good job at showing ways to do this.
  • Iraimi Mercado on 13 Apr 10
     
    This is a great website because its main focus is to educate men and prevent violence against women. I found the "Strength campaign" to be very interesting because it is a campaign that can be implemented within many organizations. As I was reading through their campaign adds I noticed how they used the phrase, "Our Strength is Not for Hurting" which is used to show men that strength those not mean violence.
  • Iraimi Mercado on 13 Apr 10
     
    This is a great website because its main focus is to educate men and prevent violence against women. I found the "Strength campaign" to be very interesting because it is a campaign that can be implemented within many organizations. As I was reading through their campaign adds I noticed how they used the phrase, "Our Strength is Not for Hurting" which is used to show men that strength those not mean violence.
  • Jennifer Salazar on 14 Apr 10
     
    I'm an absolute advocate for men to speak out against violence towards women. I believe it is critical that men become allies for this cause because essentially men can influence male culture more than women can. If men begin to condemn violence towards women than the passive notion amongst men can change to one of proactive means. Men are also influential for younger males and may often be mimicked by these younger males, so if you practice what you preach it can really make a difference.
Morgan Foster

Cornerstone - 0 views

www.cornerstonemn.org/events.php

Activism Domestic Violence Men in High Heels Gender Roles Sexism

shared by Morgan Foster on 12 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Morgan Foster on 12 Apr 10
     
    This article/campaign is really interesting and actually quite funny. I have mixed perspectives on the effectiveness of having a man walk a mile in women's high heels. The point of the campaign is to end domestic violence and raise awareness of the issue. It accurately demonstrates how ridiculous it is that women are expected to wear heals but at the same time, I don't know how much it can rally change a man's behavior. I think this campaign is more effective in the gender roles women and men face and in addressing verbal/social abuse, but not so much in physical abuse.
  • Abbe Erle on 12 Apr 10
     
    I found this campaign to be hilarious! What a great fun way for men to get involved. We've talked so much about how crucial it is for men to recognize violence against women as an issue for it to ever cease and here is an opportunity. The pictures were of firemen and business men who seemed to be having fun with the event which would most likely encourage other men to get involved. The pain of wearing high heels is only a fraction of the pain that women face as a result of domestic violence, but maybe it starts to get the point across to men!
  • Merretta Dickinson on 12 Apr 10
     
    I thought this was a really great idea. It is definitely important to get men involved, and this offers a fun and creative way to do it. I wasn't quite sure that wearing heels will offer that much awareness to violence, but more towards the oppression that women face, which can lead to domestic violence. It definitely demonstrates gender roles, ideals, and possibly will help men to realize the pain that it takes to be the 'ideal woman'. But I don't know how effective it would be in actually making men take action outside of the walk.
Kat Dunn

Violence Against Women - 0 views

www.amnestyusa.org/...page.do

Human Rights Protest Legislation Government National Initiatives

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  • Kat Dunn on 24 Mar 10
     
    Amnesty International is an organization that is working to enforce human rights through various campaigns. They work across countries with the government in order to change law and help push legislation to help further equality. This page in particular focuses on their work to stop the current violence against women occurring around the world. Here you can read about the problems facing various countries, learn more about what different governments are doing, and what Amnesty International believes needs to be done. Here you can find resources to help in your own activism such as fact sheets, videos, and specific campaigns.
Courtney Connors

Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women and Girls - 0 views

www.endvawnow.org

Campaigns Education Justice Legislation & Policy Prevention Military

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  • Courtney Connors on 24 Mar 10
     
    In the midst of taking a class on the different outlets of Violence Against Women, the student is often left with a better understanding of how and why rape, physical assault, murder, human trafficking, and Femicide against females occurs as well as an overwhelming feeling of helpless and hopeless. The website entitled the "Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women and Girls" is an attempt to take pro-active steps in helping the public form campaigns, educate others, seek justice, form legislation and public policy, prevent, discover where safety zones exist, and research the various locations where the violence exists. It truly takes a step in helping the public feel less helpless and asking questions of what the can do to help because it directly leads one toward the answers.
Michelle Seidman

Home | Say NO - UNiTE - 0 views

www.saynotoviolence.org

activism campaign advocate global abuse action

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  • Michelle Seidman on 26 Mar 10
     
    "Say NO- UNiTE End Violence Against Women" is a campaign out of UNIFEM which aims to end violence against women worldwide through the activism, support, and help of people. The objective is have 100,000 "actions" performed globally by November 2010 that in some way help end violence against women, such as working in a shelter, donating money to an organizations, or taking an activist stance. There is a section where people can write in their name to stop the violence against women and tell governments to "make ending violence against women a top priority." I think we should all sign and try to take action!
Alyssa Colby

Man Up Campaign - A global campaign to activate youth to stop violence against women an... - 0 views

manupcampaign.org

activism awareness community youth men

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  • Alyssa Colby on 31 Mar 10
     
    This is a link to "Man Up" , a group dedicated to helping youth end violence against women and girls, it's slogan being that violence against women is everyone's issue, not just a women's issue. They give out grants to youth activists to start programs against domestic violence in their communities, and work through a number of mediums including sports, music, technology, and art.
  • Courtney Connors on 06 Apr 10
     
    While I fully support any non-profit organization's attempt at gaining awareness and participation by female and male youth alike, I would also argue that I have seen better-designed and more informed websites to encourage participation for the cause to stop violence against women. The section with the definition of different types of violence was rather informative, but I wish the "Get Involved" section would have been more in depth and easy to navigate to links of promoted involvement.
Abbe Erle

Love Your Body: Offensive Ads - 1 views

loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/offensiveads.html

Campaign sexism media rape awareness

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  • Abbe Erle on 10 Apr 10
     
    These advertisements portray a particular type of woman. I found that while a few are directly related to violence against women, all of them are working to perpetuate a male dominated society and an unattainable body image for most women. I'd like to note that there is a link on the left side of the page that brings you to positive ads.
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  • Morgan Foster on 12 Apr 10
     
    In my opinion, the positive ads shown on this site are more selling than the ads depicted as offensive. Although the offensive ads are meant to drive people into a store and buy what the beautiful model is (or is not) wearing, the reality is that they make you feel bad about your image and lower your self esteem. Advertisement is so focused on the psychology of the individual and appealing to a culture that society looses sight of what is actually good for a person. It is true that the culture and people these ads appeal to are obsessed with perfection, but really the only way to change that culture in to being "obsessed" with looking healthy is to depict healthy ads-- and honestly the positive ads are more inspiring and proactive than anything else.
  • Kat Dunn on 13 Apr 10
     
    These adds as well as the one we saw for shoes in Guatemala make me wonder how far is too far when it comes to advertising? We all know that sex sells or else it would not be written about in all over headlines on the newsstand or depicted in such fashion and product adds. As a women myself and an avid admirer of fashion, I would say that I am torn when thinking if I find these offensive to me personally or not. The designers want you to buy the clothes, wether you are a size 2 or not. They are working off of fantasy to make girls think if you wear my shirt you will look or have these things happen to you, even if this is not the reality. However, it is the reality that this is what sells the clothes, and until we alter what appeals to women, I do not think the adds are going to change.
  • Jessica Dolan on 13 Apr 10
     
    I find the Dolce and Gabbana ad the most offensive of all. It conveys the message that gang rape is okay with a female, as long as the guys are attractive and well-dressed, which is an absurd notion. The look on the woman's face is not one of fear or panic, but rather passivity, as if she knows she has no choice in the matter, so she mind as well remain quiet. Magazines like Esquire shape men's attitudes toward women, which means that men's magazines need to be a target for women's empowerment activism if we are to successfully end violence against women.
  • Liesel Sheppard on 14 Apr 10
     
    While I was browsing the website, I couldn't help but think of the add we looked at in class about the shoes. Although the adds did not scream femicide I found them very similar. I understand media plays a major role in the oppression of women but I feel like the root of the problem is not the media and it is capitalism, which is a much larger picture. These adds are appealing to the majority of people and are succeeding though harmful and violent messages. I believe changing adds will help in challenging people's perception of women (I appreciated the positive adds!) but at the same time this is merely one problem and we must look at the larger picture of why this issue is happening and go to the root of the cause.
  • Jennifer Salazar on 14 Apr 10
     
    I definitely find this critically important. It reminds me of Dove's campaigns to highlight the abuse of women in advertisement. However no matter how many advocacy groups petition against this type of advertisement, we're still bombarded with these images of perfection, slenderness, sexuality and consumption. My continuous fear regards young teens and preteens who are beginning their "growing pain" period and have to stress about having "skinny hair" whatever that means. It's insane because if women our age are still highly susceptible to this form of advertisement, than imagine young girls. It's a really scary thing to think about. I just want to know how we can stop it.
Laura Montes

Initiative fifth woman - 0 views

www.moznostvolby.sk/...iniciative.htm

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  • Laura Montes on 22 Apr 10
     
    The first nationwide campaign on the violence against women Fifth Women has had deep impact on the public opinion. The message "Every fifth woman is abused" has become to a fact often repeated in media and news. The women NGOs that launched in the year 2001/2002 the campaign on violence against the women "The Fifth Woman" founded the umbrella NGO "Initiative Fifth Woman".
Kat Dunn

Home | Students Active for Ending Rape SAFER - 1 views

www.safercampus.org

Sexual Violence College Campus Policies Campaign Activism

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  • Kat Dunn on 25 Mar 10
     
    Active for Ending Rape is an organization that works with students to get organized and make a change within their own college community. Focusing on ending sexual violence, SAFER encourages kids to know their school's policy when it comes to such violence on their campus. Through policy changes, the organization hopes that university campuses will be a safer place for all. The website offers on-campus training as well as other free resources students can use to get going. With a list of other schools who have started using the program as well as specific student video stories, SAFER gives students the tools they need to get started.
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  • Michelle Seidman on 03 Apr 10
     
    Given the light of the recent UMass rapist who went unpunished I think this is an especially important website. Sexual violence is such an immense problem on college campuses, in fact, we have learned in class that a great deal of the sexual violence that occurs in the United States actually happens on a college campus. I think an organization like SAFER is very important in order to urge students to become aware of how their college deals with sexual violence in terms of policies for those that commit acts of violence and also the ways in which students can work and organize to make their campus a safer place. This website also pertains to us in this class given the fact that we are all college students living on a campus and although sexual violence may not be as much of an issue here at Wheaton as it is on other campuses, it most likely still is an offense which occurs. We should be aware of our college's policies on sexual violence and whether or not we need to join an organization, such as SAFER, to make our campus a safer place. I think this website and organization are very important when we talk about visions of change in regards to violence against women because as I mentioned before, acts of violence against women are very likely on college campuses, therefore this website works to change this by making campuses safer for their students.
  • Marijose Vila on 03 Apr 10
     
    This is a great webpage. One of my articles was on how one rape case in Holly Cross was poorly addressed. The importance of clear and fair procedures in college campuses mark a difference in prevention and in especially addressing the cases. I think that an organization such as SAFER ism important because it gives tools to empower students to end the inustice. It is a very positive article ! Thank you Kat.
  • Courtney Connors on 05 Apr 10
     
    Being a student on a College campus, I could not think of a better website to correlate everyday reality to this course. Also, this site seems appropriate to coincide with the Symposium, "Breaking the Silence", as it asks college students nation-wide to take a proactive role in sculpting the future of their College's sexual assault policies. It is important to note that on the Wheaton campus, we maintain and encourage a "don't ask, don't tell" type of policy where the discussion or realization of sexual assault on the campus is seemingly unheard of. This site encourages its viewers to be open-minded and encourage others to discuss the current campus policies and acknowledge that assault and rape do in fact, occur on college campuses nation-wide despite their lack of publicity.
Liesel Sheppard

DEFENDING OURSELVES AGAINST VIOLENCE - 1 views

www.feminist.com/...viol_def.html

campaign activism prevention education justice

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  • Liesel Sheppard on 26 Mar 10
     
    This is an article from the newest edition of "Our Bodies Ourselves" regarding self-defense. The article discusses what self-defense is and the controversy behind it. Self-defense is explained as a way to effectively protect ourselves against violence. This web page is useful because it provides links to other articles from "Our Bodies Ourselves" that discuss violence against women.
  • Alyssa Colby on 31 Mar 10
     
    I really enjoyed this articles discussion on what self defense is, and the fact that it didn't seem to place the responsibility for prevention on the woman, but rather focused on empowerment. So many sites dealing with violence protection/prevention engage in victim blaming and make it seem as if it's the woman's fault that she was raped/hit/killed if she did not follow these tips and techniques, so it was really refreshing to read one that doesn't engage in these practices
Jessica Dolan

International Violence Against Women Act - 5 views

I found the portion of the website that discusses Native rape particuarly saddening and powerful, perhaps because we haven't discussed Native violence as a particular subset. According to the Amnes...

http:__www.amnestyusa.org_violence-against-women_international-violence-against-women-act_page.do?id=1051201

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Meaghan Murphy

These students campaign against domestic violence: Rediff.com Get Ahead - 1 views

getahead.rediff.com/...-against-domestic-violence.htm

activism domestic violence education awareness global

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  • Meaghan Murphy on 10 Apr 10
     
    This article is about 6 students in India who chose to do a project on domestic violence which included an exhibition using props that symbolized the atrocities that women face. The article also deals with some of the reactions of the people that saw the exhibits.
Laura Montes

V-Day: a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. - 0 views

www.vday.org/more-about

shared by Laura Montes on 21 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Laura Montes on 21 Apr 10
     
    "V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery." V-Day is a movement started by Eve Ensler. This organization promotes awareness and education through performance as well as carries out campaigns worldwide. Their purpose is to generate media coverage and instigate dialogues especially with the younger demographic. This way they have been making an impact and contributing to end violence against women and girls.
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