PSU joins fight against sexual violence

  Wednesday, October 29, 2014 2:00 AM
  News

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University has joined universities nationwide in the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign to end sexual violence on university campuses.

On Thursday, Oct. 30, a series of events sponsored by the Pitt State Student Government Association will bring that message to campus.

Informational booths about sexual violence and how to combat it will be set up on the Oval from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“We’ll have a variety of informational resources about sexual violence, because a lot of students aren’t quite clear about what it even is,” said Danielle Walker, SGA campus affairs director. “Education is the first step toward stopping sexual violence.”

A panel of speakers will discuss sexual violence at 6 p.m. Thursday on Lindburg Plaza. That event will begin with live music and pumpkin carvings at 5 p.m.

“The more we can have a conversation on campus about sexual violence, the better chance we have to stop it from happening,” Walker said.

President Obama announced the “It’s On Us” campaign in September and challenged universities across the country to join in the effort.

"It is on all of us to reject the quiet tolerance of sexual assault and to refuse to accept what’s unacceptable,” the president said in a press conference announcing the initiative.

More information about the “It’s On Us” campaign is available at http://itsonus.org.