Your Actions Matter
In an effort to reduce the risk of sexual harassment or sexual assault and intimate partner violence, Michigan Tech utilizes a range of campaigns, strategies, and initiatives to promote awareness, education, risk reduction, and prevention programming and training.
Bystander engagement is highly encouraged through safe and positive intervention techniques and by empowering third-party intervention and prevention such as calling for help, identifying allies, and/or creating distractions. Bystander intervention is also referred to as being an Upstander.
Here are some Steps You Can Take to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault from the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).
Preventing Campus Sexual Assault is Everyone's Responsibility. Here's What You Can Do.
Whether or not you were able to change the outcome, by stepping in you are helping to change the way people think about their role in preventing sexual assault/violence. If you suspect that someone you know has been sexually assaulted, there are steps you can take to support that person.
To speak with someone who is trained to help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) or chat online at online.rainn.org.
Source: Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
The Escalation Workshop is a film-based discussion that opens people’s eyes to the warning signs of relationship abuse. The workshop consists of a film, Escalation, followed by a guided discussion led by a pair of trained facilitators. Student feedback has been excellent and the workshop has been recommended for all students. For more information about One Love, visit joinonelove.org/.
To schedule a One Love workshop, please contact Dawn Corwin at dmcorwin@mtu.edu.