Monday, October 4, 2010

Red Flag Campaign

Everyone saw the clusters of red flags? Along the long walk and in the quad? Well if you didn't catch on, the red flags were calling attention to the signs of an unhealthy college relationship. Jocelyn Schur together with the other WGRAC warriors and Students Against Sexual Assault planned the Red Flags Campaign as part of the center's mission to promote awareness of social issues and a college environment conducive to interaction between men and women. 
 (Read Jocelyn's article in the Trinity Tripod: A Girl's Right to Change her Mind)
On Tuesday and Wednesday there was tabling outside the Mather Dining Hall, where correctly answering at least 2 questions about statistics related to violence meant a yummy treat.
WGRAC also put up large posters, on one side different texting scenarios demonstrated how college students could recognize the red flags in a friends relationship.  The opposite side highlighted the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships:
  • Communication, Trust, Connection, Balance, Safety, and Boundaries and Signs of an Abusive Relationship
  • Jealousy, Emotional Abuse & Victim Blaming, Isolation, Coercion, Physical and Sexual Abuse, and Stalking 


How would you respond?


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