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Rape Awareness Video, Athletes For Sexual Responsibility

General University of Maine Publications

Sexual assault and the number of athletes involved in group assaults over the last year have raised questions about the exemplary status athletes hold in society. Using athletes as actors, the University of Maine has produced a videotape portraying a series of three brief vignettes.

Sexual assault dramatizations in the video The first vignette, The Date, portrays a male and female whose assumptions and poor communication at the end of the date leads to acquaintance rape.

In the second skit, The Morning After, a male involved in a gang rape at a party the night before is bragging to his …

Powerful Images Expected To Come From This Year's Rape And Sexual Assault Awareness Week, Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

In years past, University of Maine Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Week observances have included candlelight vigils, banner contests and marches - visible and often moving sights that heighten awareness, rally support and educate members of the University community.

Um Observes Rape And Sexual Assault Awareness Week Earlier This Year, Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine's annual Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Week opens September 16, [1991], almost a month earlier than in past years, in an effort to provide information and education at the crucial time for first-year students.