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COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY

A CALL TO V-MEN

In September, we launched an exciting and dynamic partnership with A Call To Men, run by anti-violence
advocates Tony Porter and Ted Bunch. “A Call to V-Men” targeted Occidental College, University of Pennsylvania, UMass Amherst, The Naval Base of San Diego (including Naval Base North Island (Coronado),
Naval Base - Pt. Loma, Marine Core Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Core- Mirimar), and MacDill Air Force
Base in Tampa, Florida. Workshops for men and pre and post support for campus activists took place so
that real, tangible male-driven activism grows in these communities.

STANDING UP TO SEXUAL ASSAULT ON CAMPUS
V-Day’s five year partnership with SAFER culminated in the release of the report, “Making
the Grade? Findings from the Campus Accountability Project on Sexual Assault Policies.”
The study analyzed nearly 300 formal and informal sexual assault policies from colleges and universities across the U.S. Findings showed what V-Day had always known
– there is great need for dramatic reform of campus sexual assault policy.
“Overall findings in the report demonstrate that schools’ policies do not comprehensively
address campus sexual assault. Many of the policies in CAP lack crucial elements and are
difficult for students to access. Over 80% of policies received a composite score of a C
grade or below, including almost a quarter that received an F, based on SAFER and V-Day’s
criteria for a strong sexual assault policy. The highest-scoring policies received a B+.”
As a result of the publication V-Day was asked to advise Senators Claire McCaskill and
Kirstin Gillibrand on campus sexual assault policy. Together with college activists and
a representative from SAFER, V-Day participated in a press conference at Senator Gillibrand’s NYC office, at which the Senator called for more funding for addressing campus
sexual assault on a national level. Since that conference, a great deal of momentum
has gathered around the movement to address sexual assault on campuses nationally,
leading to introduction of the bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
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V-GIRLS &
EMOTIONAL CREATURE

This year, the V-Girls program was revamped
to coincide with Emotional Creature being
made available for production in schools
and communities through V-Day. The V-Girls
Action Guide was updated into a servicelearning curriculum for use by educators and
youth, who can use it as a peer education
guide. Emotional Creature returned to South
Africa in July for a run at the University of
Johannesburg’s Art Center and the Baxter
Theatre on the campus of University of Cape
Town. In both venues, morning shows were
offered to over 3,000 high school students.

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