{"id":552,"date":"2018-08-31T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T21:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/sexualviolence\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2018-09-12T14:44:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T19:44:04","slug":"ibelieveyou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/sexualviolence\/ibelieveyou\/","title":{"rendered":"#IBelieveYou Campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#IBelieveYou - Add your Voice\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NkwXvoTsp_o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><script type=\"application\/json\" data-arve-oembed>{\"title\":\"#IBelieveYou - Add your Voice\",\"author_name\":\"Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services\",\"author_url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@associationofalbertasexual5045\",\"type\":\"video\",\"height\":\"281\",\"width\":\"500\",\"version\":\"1.0\",\"provider_name\":\"YouTube\",\"provider_url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\",\"thumbnail_height\":\"360\",\"thumbnail_width\":\"480\",\"thumbnail_url\":\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NkwXvoTsp_o\/hqdefault.jpg\",\"html\":\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;281&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NkwXvoTsp_o?feature=oembed&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen title=&quot;#IBelieveYou - Add your Voice&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\",\"arve_cachetime\":\"2024-06-25 23:46:47\",\"arve_url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NkwXvoTsp_o\",\"arve_srcset\":\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NkwXvoTsp_o\/mqdefault.jpg 320w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NkwXvoTsp_o\/hqdefault.jpg 480w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NkwXvoTsp_o\/sddefault.jpg 640w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NkwXvoTsp_o\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Let\u2019s make some noise and show survivors that we believe them!<\/h2>\n<p>Brandon University Sexual Violence Education and Prevention Office is launching the \u201cI Believe You\u201d Campaign to kick off our 2018-2019 Academic Year. It comes with a simple yet powerful message\u2026when survivors of sexual assault disclose\u2026. believe them. Once survivors learn this, they are more likely to come forward. Campaigns like this that aim to increase public support for survivors show a marked increase in sexual assault reporting, making our community safer for everyone.<\/p>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>This campaign was developed by the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services and first launched in 2015 and will be finishing its final year in 2018. \u00a0Since then, millions of individuals from post-secondary institutions, business, community and student leaders, politicians and media personalities have participated with powerful messages of support.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, survivors have been afraid to disclose for fear of not being believed or blamed. That fear is fading with other initiatives like Bystander Training, which encourages us that one way to be an active bystander is to believe a survivor who comes forward. When we see an increase in reporting, we know we\u2019re doing a better job of helping survivors feel safe. And this builds a safer, healthier community for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibelieveyou.info\/\">https:\/\/www.ibelieveyou.info\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Here are some ways you can show your support:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop by the <strong>#IBelieveYou<\/strong> <strong>selfie booth<\/strong> in our Courtyard on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 11:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM and upload a picture with your <strong>#IBelieveYou<\/strong> Temporary Tattoo. The Farm 101.1 FM and Star 94.7 FM radio stations have partnered to join the cause and their cruisers will be live on location, handing out free Subway coupons and other goodies for those in attendance.<\/li>\n<li>Add your message of support for survivors to our BU #IBelieveYou video featuring BU Members from all across our campus we\u2019re producing this year. Check out similar videos from the University of Calgary:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YVfOfJFvFzY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YVfOfJFvFzY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DhhkyyHG-_g\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DhhkyyHG-_g<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Stop by the <strong>#IBelieveYou<\/strong> Community Booth from 9 am \u2013 3 PM in the Mingling Area of the Knowles-Douglas Building (in front of Forbidden Flavors).<\/li>\n<li>Check out the posters hung around common areas of our campus (take a pic with one) and upload a message of support for survivors. Or download and display a poster in your area.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/sexualviolence\/files\/I-Believe-You-Poster-1.pdf\">I Believe You &#8211; Poster 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/sexualviolence\/files\/I-Believe-You-Poster-2.pdf\">I Believe You &#8211; Poster 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/sexualviolence\/files\/I-Believe-You-Poster-3.pdf\">I Believe You &#8211; Poster 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/sexualviolence\/files\/I-Believe-You-Poster-4.pdf\">I Believe You &#8211; Poster 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/sexualviolence\/files\/I-Believe-You-Poster-5.pdf\">I Believe You &#8211; Poster 5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sign up <strong>for Bystander Training<\/strong> on our campus to learn how to intervene and prevent a sexual assault before it happens.\u00a0<span>Students can contact Carla Navid to sign up for Bystander Training at <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#110;&#97;&#118;&#105;&#100;c&#64;br&#x61;&#x6e;&#x64;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x75;&#x2e;&#x63;&#97;\">&#110;&#x61;&#118;&#x69;&#100;&#x63;&#64;&#x62;r&#x61;n&#100;&#x6f;&#110;&#x75;&#46;&#x63;&#97;<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Next training will be:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Darrach Hall \u2014 September 11, 2018 -6-9 PM<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Flora Cowan \u2014 September 13, 2018 6-9 PM<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For Faculty and Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/bu-learning-community-events\/home\">Full list of 2018\/19 Workshops and other Learning Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Students: Various workshops offered throughout the school year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Add your Voice to the Chorus of support for Survivors:<\/h2>\n<p>Upload your own selfie with a message of support for survivors\u2026. <em>Remember to post using #IBelieveYou:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/ibelieveyou.info\/\">http:\/\/ibelieveyou.info\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Association-of-Alberta-Sexual-Assault-Services\/385453678169704?ref=tn_tnmn\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Association-of-Alberta-Sexual-Assault-Services\/385453678169704?ref=tn_tnmn<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aasasmembership\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/aasasmembership<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/aasas_ab\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/aasas_ab<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Youtube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-2kuaPLlFcL9pY1RVqHg3w\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-2kuaPLlFcL9pY1RVqHg3w<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vimeo: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aasas\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aasas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the positive trends in Alberta, the national reporting rate for sexual assault remains at five per cent. So, while we\u2019ve made great gains, we still have a distance to go. We\u2019re encouraging more Albertans (in this case Manitobans) to add their voice to the chorus of support for survivors so that the message is even more commonly understood, and even more survivors feel safe to tell someone.<\/p>\n<h2>Practical tips if a survivor discloses to you:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The best response is to start by believing. Believing is something you can show, do, and say.<\/li>\n<li>Unless a child is involved, reporting to police is optional, and there is no time limit on reporting.<\/li>\n<li>Respect their decision, whatever it may be.<\/li>\n<li>The role of friends and family is not to play judge and jury, but to start by believing. When people start by believing, due process can happen, but the choice to report belongs to the survivor.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid asking \u201cwhy\u201d questions. 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