Crisis Assistance Response and Education
C.A.R.E.
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Phone: (843) 953-3390
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What Men Can Do
"One in Four" is the name of the nationally-recognized, all-male peer education groups that present The Men's Program. There are twenty-nine such recognized chapters at colleges across the country. C of C holds the distinction of being the only chapter in South Carolina.
The name "One in Four" is derived from the statistic that indicates that one in four college women report surviving rape or attempted rape since their fourteenth birthday (Warshaw, R., I never called it rape, 1994).
Why do we need a chapter of One in Four at C of C?
Males presenting to males, especially at the collegiate level, is a powerful and persuasive approach to discussing and working on concrete solutions to ending sexual violence. It’s not just a “women’s issue” — it’s a human issue. And, it will take men to identify what their role could and should be in the areas of awareness and prevention of sexual violence to help end sexual violence. What is appealing and contributes to the success of the "One in Four" approach is that it offers the male audience a message that is relevant to every-day social situations that are part of college life outside the classroom.
The programming offered by the chapter presenters seeks to address men as potential helpers, not as potential rapists. Presentations using an all-male audience promote honest and open discussion on the reality of the impact of rape — on friends, sisters, girlfriends and classmates. Because the majority of rapes are committed by men, it will take men learning how to help a survivor, how to better define consent in intimate encounters, and how to intervene as bystanders to destroy the negative stereotype of college men as rapists that hurts all men. Successful programming offers positive steps men can take to be better friends, better partners and more sensitive to the important role they play now and in preparing for their role in the future. Make a difference and be a part of the leadership on campus. The skills learned In shaping this new chapter will last long beyond graduation.
Men working to end rape one school at a time. Statistics can change, men can help.
Interested? Contact:
Daniel Burkard at dburkard@edisto.cofc.edu
or
Faculty Advisor, Dr. David S. Mann at mannd@cofc.edu
953-5703