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We can all help raise awareness

Hannah -College Life Intern

Every Little Bit Counts is a campaign that raises awareness and encourages students to take a stand during uncomfortable situations. To me, it's a reminder that I can make a difference and help my peers here on campus and maybe even strangers that I do not know. I believe it is something that people take part in without even realizing it. For example, when people help take care of their friends at parties and help drive drunk friends home, they are taking part in bystander intervention. Although most people are taking a stand during situations when it involves their own friends, they should try to intervene in other situations even when it involves people that they do not know. Violence is a community issue, that's why everyone, regardless of age, race or gender, should take a stand because every little bit does make a difference.

Would you tell a friend affected by sexual assault about available resources?

Check out our new Youtube video - Tell a friend! "Like" it, post it on twitter, your facebook, wherever you can. Let's keep spreading the word about SARC at UCSD!

Every Little BIT Makes a DIfference

Rachelle - International Student
        Outreach Intern

The Bystander Intervention Training is a program offered by SARC to UCSD students. “Every Little BIT Counts” means that it doesn’t take a lot for you, as the bystander, to affect positive outcomes in a situation that may appear uncomfortable or wrong. Through the UCSD Bystander Intervention Model, which incorporates “The Four A’s” and “IDEAS”, students take away different strategies that they could use to intervene in everyday situations. The training also addresses common barriers that prevent people from intervening. Regardless of age, race, gender, or other identifiers, this program is beneficial to all students. In my personal experience with BIT, I enjoyed the training because it provided me with a better understanding of the word “bystander” and how I can be a bystander without jeopardizing my own level of comfort and safety. I would recommend this training to anyone interested.

Every Little Bit Counts…even at Sun God!

UCSD’s annual Sun God is this Friday May 13th. With so many activities going on, we need to make sure we all know what to do to be safe and have fun. What better way to have fun and be prepared than by following our Every Little Bit Counts model? It’s an effective way of staying safe and helping your friends stay safe.

Be a responsive bystander on this crazy day, follow our IDEAS model:

If you feel that a situation is getting out of hand INTERRUPT the situation and say something like “Hey let’s go check out the food vendors.”

You can also DISTRACT the people in the situation and say something like “Who’s that on stage?”

If you feel like you cannot or do not want to handle the situation on your own you can always ENGAGE YOUR PEERS. Telling your friends “We should help go help them,” can alter the situation.

If you see a situation and really feel like it is getting too out of control you can always call the AUTHORITES. Call the UCSD PD at 534-HELP from anywhere on the field for help.

The key point of the day is not only your SAFETY, but the SAFETY of everybody around you. Remember “We don’t leave anybody behind.”

It starts with you.
Be a responsive bystander.

submitted: Brenda
Undergraduate Outreach Project Intern

Every Little Bit Counts... even at Sun God!

As the Sun God festival gets closer and closer, make sure to keep an eye out for your friends and take care of one another!

As you might know, the third message SARC is promoting is "Would you help a drunk friend home from a party? 4 out of 5 UCSD students do."

Check out our ucsdSARC's Youtube Channel and watch our fun new video!



Be an active bystander during Sun God! Because every little BIT counts...

What do you think of our video? Give us your thoughts!

Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Review

April was full of events to promote awareness about sexual assault and violence.

SARC started off the month with National Day of Action, where we teamed up with the six colleges and even UCSD’s grad housing and medical school to plant flowers for strength. We provided pots and forget-me-not flower seeds so that participants could plant their own flower and pledge to end violence or to honor a victim. This was a great success and students all over UCSD now have sprouting plants in their homes showing that they took a stand.

 The month continued with Gender Buffets at the Women’s Center every Friday, ‘See you at the Cross’ events, SAAM displays, and tabling on library walk.

Denim Day was April 21^st, and students and staff got together to promote awareness of sexual violence with many of our friends and organizations on campus. Vice Chancellor Penny Rue spoke, and denim patches were decoreated for the Denim Day 2011 display.

At the end of the month, A.S Women’s Commission put on another Take Back the night and it was extremely well done. With preformances by Eveoke and the Dots, and an open mic for testimonials, it was an empowering night for all who attended.

Thank you to the entire SAAM committee for making April

and Sexual Assault Awareness Month a great success.

Have you seen it? If not, here it is.

Have you seen our latest video, It's been playing on various locations around campus. Well if you haven't now you have the chance to see it here. Everybody parties with their friends but is everybody willing to help a drunk friend? Would you help a drunk friend home from a party?

click on the link above to see SARC's latest video.

It's Denim Day

Denim Day is finally here! Wear denim and show support by attending Denim Day of Awareness at the Cross Cultural Center.

WHAT IS DENIM DAY?
In 1999, the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction because the victim was wearing tight jeans at the time of the assault. The justices stated that the woman must have helped her attacker remove her jeans, from which they inferred consent. People all around the world were outraged. Wearing jeans on this anniversary became an international symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes... about sexual violence.

Denim Day of Awareness is a simple way for UCSD to show their support of ending sexual violence in our community.

Denim Day is almost here!!!

Wear your denim on April 21st to show support for victims and survivors of sexual violence.

WHAT IS DENIM DAY?
In 1999, the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction because the victim was wearing tight jeans at the time of the assault. The justices stated that the woman must have helped her attacker remove her jeans, from which they inferred consent. People all around the world were outraged. Wearing jeans on this anniversary became an international symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes... about sexual violence.

Denim Day of Awareness is a simple way for UCSD to show their support of ending sexual violence in our community.

What you can do:
*ATTEND the event Denim Day of Awareness on Facebook if you are going to wear jeans with a purpose   all day long!

*Join us at the Cross Cultural Center for refreshments, music, and information on how you can stop sexual violence on our campus.
*Come by our table on Library Walk to decorate denim patches for our denim day display!
*Invite your friends to wear denim on April 21st!

Check out the Women's Center page: http://women.ucsd.edu/ or SARC's page http://sarc.ucsd.edu/ for more information!

DAY OF ACTION!

Today is the DAY OF ACTION for Sexual Assault Awareness Month!

Come plant a flower in honor of a victim/survivor who you know, take a ribbon, and show your support. SARC and our friends on campus will be at the various locations below so come and visit:

Library Walk - 11:00am-1:30pm
Revelle - 12:00pm-1:00pm - Revelle Plaza
Sixth College - 12:00pm-2:00pm - Pepper Canyon Hall
Marshall - 12:00pm-2:00pm - Oceanview Terrace (OVT)
Old Student Center - 1:00pm-3:00pm
ERC - 1:00pm-3:00pm - Cafe Ventanas
Warren - 2:00pm-3:30pm - EBU3
Muir - 2:00pm-3:30pm - Pines
The Village - 2:15pm-3:30pm - Marketplace Village West

Hope to see you all there!

A Great Start to Spring Quarter

Hello friends!

We've started spring quarter kicking off April - Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We know it's not April yet.... but here are some pictures of our interns representing SARC on Library Walk and getting the word out about SAAM!

Here's Brenda - braving the San Diego sun!

Our interns are so happy!

For those of you who haven't visited our table, we have an activity where you can decorate denim patches in honor of Denim Day of Awareness.

Come visit us on Library Walk every Tuesday-Thursday of April to find out more information about SAAM events as well as resources on campus!

Have you seen our new message?

Take a look! We're on Youtube now!

Check out the new SARC Display in Price Center West!

Hello friends,

SARC has a new display up on the second floor of Price Center West near Ballroom A & B. Check out our blue people as well as our new PSA!

The empty space -

Two of our interns, Alyssa and London, as well as one of our new volunteers, Mariela, helped put together our display. Mariela and Allyssa are modeling alongside our blue people!

Another of Allyssa modelling... Watch out Tyra!

The final product!

31 Days of Status Updates (continued)

Here's this week's worth of status updates!

January 17, 2011
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 18, 2011
Did you know people aged 18-24 are particularly at risk for stalking victimization? Visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 19, 2011
Stalking is related to other forms of victimization (sexual, physical, or both). Visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 20, 2011
Most stalking victims know their stalkers. Visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 21, 2011
Most stalking cases involve some form of technology. Visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 22, 2011
Stalkers often reoffend; recidivism rates are as high as 60%. Visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 23, 2011
Stalking behaviors are often understandable only to the stalker and victim and that may seem harmless to someone not familiar with the situation. Visit stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

There you go! 7 more days of stalking awareness updates! Keep it going, January's almost over!

31 Days of Status Updates

Each day in January you can help raise awareness about stalking. Just use one of the suggested messages for your social networking site status update, your Instant Message (IM) away message, or as a tweet. Here's all the ones for this week, we'll check back in next week to remind you to donate your status update to stalking awareness!

January 10, 2011
Stalking is a crime. Do you know what your state
stalking law says? Visit www.stalkingawarenessmonth.
org for more information.

January 11, 2011
Would you report it if you were being stalked?
Most victims don’t. Visit www.stalkingawarenessmonth.
org for more information.

January 12, 2011
Stalking is often treated as a joke or “not that big a
deal.” Visit www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org for
more information.

January 13, 2011
Misdemeanor? Felony? Do you know how your
state classifies stalking? Visit www.stalkingawarenessmonth.
org for more information.

January 14, 2011
Intimate partner stalking is the most common type
of stalking and the most dangerous. Visit www.
stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 15, 2011
Try this: Google “track girlfriend” and see how
many sites tell someone how to stalk. Visit www.
stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more information.

January 16, 2011
Rates of stalking among college students exceed the
prevalence rates found in the general population.
Visit www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org for more
information.

For a list of the whole month's messages, visit http://www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org/sites/default/files/2011NSAM_StatusUpdates.pdf

January is National Stalking Awareness Month!

Stalking is a course of conduct directed towards an individual person that would cause a reasonable person to feel afraid and in danger. Common stalking behaviors may include: repeated, unsolicited phone calls, unsolicited appearances at your home/school/work, unsolicited gifts, or vandalism of your private property.

Get Help. If this is an emergency, please call 911 immediately. If you are a UC San Diego student and think you might be experiencing stalking, contact SARC at 858-534-5793.

For more resources:

Hotlines

San Diego County Stalking Hotline - 619-515-8900

National Center for Victims of Crime Hotline at 1-800-FYI-CALL (394-2255) Hours: M-F 8:30am-8:30pm EST

Online Resources

The San Diego Stalking Strike Force

National Stalking Resource Center

the National Stalking Awareness Month website

Stalking Victims Sanctuary