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We believe you, survivors of campus sexual assault speak out, Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

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non fiction

We believe you

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Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino

survivors of campus sexual assault speak out

"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 survivors and filed a federal complaint against the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) for mishandling such crimes; within a month, the U.S. government began to investigate UNC. Within a year, dozens of colleges were under federal investigation. But Clark and Pino rightly see themselves as two among many. Students from every kind of college and university--large and small, public and private, highly selective and less so--are sounding alarms and staking claims to justice by filing complaints, by pressing charges, and by simply living beyond the effects of assault and the betrayals of their schools. A sampling of their voices speak out in this book"--, Provided by publisher

Introduction -- I. Before -- Our stories / Elise Siemering, Lauren, Andrew Brown, Anonymous S, Aysha Ives, Anonymous V, Fabiana Diaz, Anonymous XY -- From "The elegy of I" / Sari Rachel Forshner -- I'm going to college / Andrea Pino -- Colleges -- II. How it happened -- Our stories, continued -- The attacker: a chorus -- Assaulted by strangers, twice / Zoe Rayor -- Dear abuelita / Andrea Pino -- I startle easily / Anonymous A -- Star wars / Johanna Evans -- Blackout / Abbi Gatewood -- Gang rape at Oregon State / Brenda Tracy -- A letter to my daughter / Anonymous K -- Right after -- III. Trauma and betrayal -- Our stories, continued -- Friends: a chorus -- The surprising bravery of others / Anonymous V -- Code switch / A. Zhou -- Parents: a chorus -- Rape culture: a chorus -- From "The elegy of I" / Sari Rachel Forshner -- Tennis was my life / Elly Fryberger -- People you may know / Kevin Kantor -- The punishments: a chorus -- Betrayals / Andrea Pino -- Untouchable: being a trans survivor / Princess Harmony -- The dangerous myth of the "ideal" survivor / Princess Harmony -- Anger: a chorus -- Unaccepted students day / A. Lea Roth and Nastassja Schmiedt -- IV. Healing and everyday activism -- Our stories, continued -- My dog, my best friend / Zoe Rayor -- Our first conversation / Annie Clark and Andrea Pino -- Speak out / Julia D. -- If it happens to you: a chorus -- Accepting entropy: how my dad used the second law of thermodynamics to teach me how to survive / Liz Weiderhold -- Again / Regina Gonzalez-Arroyo -- Relationships after: a chorus -- Olivia Benson believes me / Anonymous H -- The after / Sari Rachel Forshner -- Slowly, you start forgetting / Anonymous V -- f(Survival): a function of survival / Aditi -- I believe myself: on creativity and healing / A. Lea Roth and Nastassja Schmiedt -- My own lingerie / Abbi Gatewood -- "Lux libertas" / Andre Pino -- Women's studies built me / Stephanie Canales -- The teal forks timeline / Fabiana Diaz -- Then came activism: a chorus -- The professor: some notes on my experience / Katie Rose Guest Pryal -- Songs for survival: a playlist / A. Lea Roth and Nastassja Schmiedt -- I am a phoenix / Brenda Tracy -- V. Declarations of independence -- Statement from the artist on doing a self-portrait about rape / Chloe Allred -- Tattoos / Annie Clark -- Reclaiming college / Lilly Jay -- School after: a chorus -- Dear Harvard: this fight is not over / Ariane Litalien -- An important event / Sofie Karasek -- I write on / Annie Clark -- I have been told that my skin is exceptionally smooth / Regina Gonzalez-Arroyo -- Dear Emily Yoffe / Kamilah Wilingham -- How to become an activist / Annie Clark and Andrea Pino -- Rights and resources -- Help 101: what to do immediately after experiencing violence -- Resources: our top picks -- "Why didn't you go to the police?" / Annie Clark -- Title IX -- Campus sexual assault victims' bill of rights -- A note on representation / Andrea Pino -- Glossary