I do not think that awareness is necessarily the problem in terms of sexual assault and rape, the problem is within the system. Do not get me wrong the awareness is very important for people to understand these dehumanizing events and how they affect the victims. On the other hand the problem is the lack of help from universities during these situations that happen very often in college. Universities are paying people off to drop rape cases because they care more about the reputation of the school than the morals of their students. This is the problem that is happening way too often and needs to be addressed. More often than not, after a rape or any other sexual assault the victim feels way too scared to report anything. This is a problem on its own, but then to have a screwed system that the brave victims have to fight for someone to take them seriously is a bigger problem. It is important to spread awareness not only to kids entering college but to present these problems to school boards. It's time for the victims to stop having fingers pointed at them and start pointing them back.
Students Active For Ending Rape (SAFER) is a nonprofit organization that was started in 2000 by Columbia University students. Their main objective is strengthening student-led movements that fight against sexual and interpersonal violence on campuses across the country. It is an all-volunteer collective, SAFER facilitates student organizing through a comprehensive training manual; in-person workshops and training. This organization is committed to social change through community mobilization, SAFER arms students with the tools needed to mobilize communities and make lasting change on campus. It is a great way for students on campus to feel more comfortable, and to be able know that they are safe from rapists taking them home without knowing. Rape is one of the worst crimes out there, and when there are people out here making organizations to lessen the cases, it helps the world a lot.
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