But I LOVE you, and I want you to know!!!



Research:
www.myspace.com/raisethevoice2007
www.crisiscenterbham.com
www.rainn.com
www.malesurvivor.org
www.acar.org/
www.ncvc.org/tvp

Recover:
*If you are a survivor, know that your pain is real, no matter how much time has passed since your assault. Please visit the above links to find ways and people to help you move through your pain.

Witness:
*Visit the Wounded Heart Exhibit at Crestwood Coffee Company.
*Share your story with someone
*Be brave and compassionate enough to listen to someone else's story


Help:
*To learn about how to be a Rape Response volunteer medical advocate contact Rape Response at 205.458-8981, or find your nearest Rape Crisis center sign up for the SANE assistance.
*Volunteer to answer the rape crisis hotline in your town
*Visit RAINN and learn about training to be an online counselor
*Buy NOT A PIECE OF MEAT merchandise, available at www.myspace.com/notapieceof OR at Crestwood Coffee OR by calling Meg McGlamery at (205) 458-8981

Interesting facts:
*Rape Response of Birmingham provides literature in English and in Spanish.
*The 2008 Raise the Voice art auction attendance was upwards of 350. That's a lot of people. The number of rape victims that received medical advocacy through Rape Response in 2007 was 330. In one year (which typically only contains 365 days).
*advocates at Rape Response are comprised of both survivors and non-survivors
*many crisis centers, including Rape Response, understand that teen sexual violence presents a unique set of challenges. Rape Response provides teen support groups to help encourage teen victims to work through their feelings.
*More and more crisis centers, including Rape Response are actively seeking ways for concerned males to become part of the fight against sexual violence



Thanks for reading.
Pass it on.
: )
Jules