We Believe You

Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out

Author: Annie E. Clark
Secondary Author: Andrea L. Pino
ISBN: 9781627795333

"From young activists at the forefront of the movement to end sexual assault on college campuses, a collection of survivor stories that will connect with students and inform and inspire us all Across the U.S. student activists are exposing a pervasive cover-up of sexual assault on college campuses. Every day more survivors come forward. But other survivors choose not to. We Believe You elevates the stories the headlines about this issue have been missing--more than 30 experiences of trauma, healing and everyday activism, representing a diversity of races, economic and family backgrounds, gender identities, immigration statuses, interests, capacities and loves. More than 1 in 5 women and 5 percent of men are sexually assaulted at college, a shocking status quo that might have stayed largely hidden and unaddressed but for the two authors of We Believe You. In 2013, Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino, then 23 and 20, building on the work of earlier activists, outed themselves as assault su

Publisher: Macmillan
Publish Date: 2016-04-12

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Women, Education / Higher, Education / Violence & Harassment, Social Science / Women's Studies, Social Science / Sexual Abuse & Harassment

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Sexual Assault/Harassment)