McKelvy Discussion 9/22- Rape Culture

Good morning McKelvians and curious citizens of Earth! In honor of RAVE (Relationship and Violence Education),  this week’s discussion will be about rape myths and culture. We will be discussing how rape culture influences and affects students on campus. We will also discuss positive strategies that students can employ to help combat sexual violence on the Lafayette campus.

The links below are for a brief overview of what “rape culture” means for your convenience and an article about how rape as a problem specific to college campuses. The last link is advice on how to help a rape survivor.

What’s rape culture:

http://upsettingrapeculture.com/rapeculture.html

Rape as college campus problem:

http://upsettingrapeculture.com/rapeculture.html

How to help rape survivor:

http://www.american.edu/ocl/wellness/how-to-help-a-survivor.cfm

Food will be Indian.

Hope to see similar and new faces this Sunday at 6pm!

Hosted by Heather Hughes ’15 and Julia Guarch ’15.