Ad Campaigns V O I C E S

"What seems like your cue to continue is really your cue to ask."

To order posters email info@voicesnotvictims.org subject line "posters."

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If you'd like to find out about reproducing one or both of these campaigns on your campus or in your community, email info@voicesnotvictims.org.

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Funded by a grant from the federal Violence Against Women Act, the campaign "Voices, Not Victims" intends to raise questions, spark conversation, and inspire positive behavior around the issues of sex and consent.

Too often, public awareness campaigns about sex assume that all sexual decisions are cut and dry, yes or no situations. Our research and most anyone's experience indicate the opposite.

"Most sexual assault takes place between people who know each other. There is the wrong idea out there that using force or coercion in a sexual encounter is okay if you know someone, or worse, have a relationship with them."

Jennifer Beeman, Director
UC Davis Campus Violence Prevention Programs

So instead of pointing fingers and labeling misread cues as rape, we chose to ask students to think twice about what they thought was their cue to continue during a sexual encounter as well as think about "what they we're doing tonight" in terms of sexual limits and consent. These outdoor, transit, and print campaigns which ran on and around campus were fueled by the idea that sexual misconceptions can lead not only to uncomfortable situations, but sexual violence.

Both campaigns were created by Feminist Media/Slingshot Productions (slingshotproductions.com) under the direction of Campus Violence Prevention Director, Jennifer Beeman, and with the help of Assistant Coordinator Peggy Whalen and Chad Sniffen

To order posters of any of the ads or give feedback on the campaign, please contact or send your comments to info@voicesnotvictims.org

We'd also like to thank all the student advisors and focus group participants who helped determine the direction of the campaign and the content of the ads.

The campaign was supported by Grant No.1999-WA-VX-0100 awarded by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

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