Statement from Kenyora Parham, Executive Director of End Rape On Campus and Tracey Vitchers, Executive Director of It’s On Us: Last night, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the United States Supreme Court was filled by her polar opposite. To say we are enraged is an understatement. Justice Ginsburg was not only a feminist icon…
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“Sex, like race, is a visible, immutable characteristic bearing no necessary relationship to ability. Sex, like race, has been made the basis for unjustified or at least unproved assumptions, concerning an individual’s potential to perform or to contribute to society… These distinctions have a common effect: They help keep a woman in her place, a…
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“I am a survivor of college sexual assault who struggled to graduate because of the trauma I experienced, not only by my assaulter, but also by my school. The trauma I endured was already enough prior to these proposed changes. The goal of these regulations should be to bring justice and healing not to re-open…
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Dear Community, The health, wellness, and safety of survivors is our top priority. With the recent news of Harvey Weinstein’s 23-year conviction due the brave voices of the 24 #silencebreakers, in addition to many colleges and universities starting to initiate telework and conducting classes online, while asking students to leave campus due to the Coronavirus…
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Statement from Jess Davidson, Executive Director of End Rape on Campus: “Accountability and transparency are necessary for schools to protect students’ rights and support survivors. It’s essential that the seriousness of Michigan State University’s failures resulted in a historic financial penalty, and at the same time, I find this penalty insufficient compared to the harm…
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It is with immense sadness that I am writing you today with the news that End Rape On Campus has continued to struggle to recover in the last months. Unfortunately, EROC has found itself in the position that we cannot continue to employ even this smaller team, and as of Friday, January 31st, only Kenyora…
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Statement from Kenyora Parham, Executive Director: Thank you, Uber, for demonstrating what accountability and transparency look like. With the release of their Safety Report, Uber highlights how responsible data is critical to improving the safety of its riders and drivers. As an organization deeply committed to ending sexual violence on college campuses, End Rape On…
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Statement from Kenyora Parham, End Rape on Campus’s New Executive Director: Dear EROC Community: A couple of weeks ago you received an email from us with news that may not have felt great. It didn’t feel good for us either. Our commitment to survivors is at the core of the work we do and we were…
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End Rape on Campus (EROC) has launched its Speakers Bureau, a new program that will shape the movement to end sexual violence. The EROC Speakers Bureau provides transformational and intersectional programming to college and high school students, school professors and administrators, community organizations, businesses, and groups interested in ending sexual violence. The first 6-8 weeks…
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Movements are effective only when we intentionally question ourselves and our work. And so we must consistently ask ourselves—how do we reclaim aspects of the college sexual assault movement to make our movement better for students and activists? As the Associate Director of External Programming at End Rape On Campus (EROC), I spend a lot…
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