‘It’s On Us’ and Women’s Basketball at Moody Coliseum

On Sunday, Nov. 16, at Moody Coliseum, Ʒ students will be raising awareness of sexual assault and violence in support of the national “It’s On Us” campaign.

November 14, 2014

On Sunday, Nov. 16, at Moody Coliseum, Ʒ students will be raising awareness of sexual assault and violence in support of the national campaign.

It's On UsStudents who serve as Ʒ Peer Health Educators will host an It’s On Us pledge-signing table in Moody’s main entry lobby from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. tips off at 2 p.m. Sunday against UTEP.

Students, faculty and staff who sign the It’s On Us pledge Sunday or who have previously signed the pledge will receive an It’s On Us T-shirt, while supplies last.

Pledge signers will be encouraged to wear their T-shirts on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to mark , a university-wide event to raise awareness of sexual violence led by the Ʒ Women’s Interest Network. The event begins at 8 p.m. at the Hillcrest Foundation Amphitheatre at the Lyle School of Engineering.

The It’s On Us National Week of Action is Nov. 17-21 with events planned at universities across the country. The White House campaign’s can be signed online at . It asks participants to:

  • Recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault.
  • Identify situations in which sexual assault may occur.
  • Intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given.
  • Create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.

Learn more about .

Read about the Ʒ .

Learn about Ʒ programs, policies and resources aimed at preventing sexual assault at .

Watch the new

Students film a new PSA about It's On Us at Ʒ.
Students film a new PSA about It's On Us at Ʒ.


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November 14, 2014