What is this mirror cling all about?
I’m Glad you’re asking this question.
Here is the truth, the majority of us have been impacted by sexual violence. Either we know someone, have heard of a story, or are the direct victim/survivors sexual violence.
And we’re never sure where to go.
We’re never sure what to do.
This is a great place to start. Let’s start with some facts.
Every 77 seconds an American is sexually assaulted.
20% of college age women, and 6% of college age men will be victim/survivors of sexual violence.
85% of the time, these crimes are committed by someone the victim/survivor knows and are referred to as acquaintance based assaults.
90% of the time these crimes go unreported.
The majority of the time, victim/survivors go to their peers to talk about something happened.
83% of people are unsure how to respond to a victim/survivor of sexual violence.
74% of the time, these conversations happen in a casual space, like a bathroom.
If you saw the mirror cling, you were present in a moment where you could have intervened, done something, said something, and/or supported a survivor.
This topic is a big one. And we want to help you have BIG conversations. This mirror cling started that. Now it’s up to you where it goes from here.
Come visit us in the Exhibit hall! We’re ready to help. Have more conversations and help educate your community. We want to be there for you.
We see you.
Believe you.
Hear you.
We know this can be frustrating.
We want to support you.
We understand this is hard.
And… Are ready to help you #BeTheGold.