'NO MORE' campaign against domestic violence and sexual assault gains momentum
by Michelle Saport |
The "NO MORE at UAA" campaign, which began the week of March 17 as a precursor to National Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, continues to gain momentum on and off campus. The UAA campaign is part of the "NO MORE" national campaign to increase awareness and action to end domestic violence and sexual assault.
UAA students and faculty involved in the "NO MORE at UAA" campaign participated in the Choose Respect March in Anchorage on March 27. They also hosted a panel discussion, "NO MORE Silence in the Dark," on March 19. Click here for the podcast.
UAA student Sarah Anderson was motivated by the "NO MORE at UAA" campaign to visit her home village of Port Heiden to talk to students about domestic violence and sexual assault. Visit the Justice Center blog for the full story.
The "NO MORE at UAA" campaign was developed as part of a degree capstone project with the UAA Center for Community Engagement and Learning (CCEL). The UAA campaign was initiated and coordinated by Simona Gerdts and Kristen Speyerer, both justice majors and legal studies minors, who will be graduating in May 2014.
Gerdts and Speyer hope the campaign will become a yearly event at UAA. With help from Ryan Fortson, Justice Center faculty, they're exploring the possibility of forming an official student club to sponsor the "NO MORE at UAA" events.
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