STATISTICS
Street Harassment
Ever since the breakthrough of street harassment a lot of different media projects have started to help bring awareness and potentially an end to this kind of harassment. Rowan Blanchard, a Disney star started a hashtag in early 2016, #FirstTimeIWasCatcalled. Blanchard opened up about her first street harassment experience at the age of 12. This flooded twitter feeds with the hashtag of women and even men sharing their experiences at ages as early as 9 years old.
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Street harassment is a form of sexual harassment that consists of unwanted comments, wolf-whistling, "catcalling", and other actions by strangers in public areas. The never-ending question is, is street harassment just harmless compliments or a reflection on rape culture?
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According to the Huffington Post as of 2014, 65% of all women and 25% of all men will have experienced street harassment at some point in their lives. People may want to believe that street harassment is harmless because it’s so engraved in our culture but that does not mean it should be accepted.
Some see it is just a way to give a “nice compliment” to people they find attractive. To many it’s an uncomfortable, invasive and traumatic experience. Majority of the time there is no end goal when it comes to these men catcalling women on the street. Anyone who lives in a large city like, New York City, experiences street harassment daily.
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NO MEANS NO: STUDENT VOICE
Montclair State communication students share thoughts on sexual harrassment in the media.
#METOO TIMELINE
Click the picture to view the rest of the timeline.
#METOO
ABOUT US
The No Means No team is a group of Montclair State University students who were interested in exploring sexual assault through the lens of college students and created a multimedia platform to create a conversation about sexual assault.
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The Team:
Christina Urban-Team Leader/ Web Editor/ Video Producer/ Video Editor/ Infograph Producer
Stephanie Cardoso- Video Producer/ Video Editor/ Writer
Natalie De La Rosa- Video Producer/ Video Editor/ Photographer
Olivia Bartell- Video Producer/Video Editor/ Storify Producer/ Social Media
Tatiana Cruz- Video Producer/ Video Editor/ Social Media
Madison Glassman- Video Producer/ Video Editor/ Infograph Producer
Montclair State Student Eden Joseph shares her date rape survival story to raise awareness of sexual assault.
NO MEANS NO: DATE RAPE SURVIVOR SHARES STORY
In a personal testimony, Montclair State Student, "Jessica", opens up about her experience as a victim of a sexual assault incident on campus.
"I SAID NO SO MANY TIMES..."
College student, Kelsey Palmisano talks about her sexual assault experience, and why she chose to spread awareness through the social media trend #MeToo
Students Share Stories
#METOO: KATE
Montclair State Student Kate shares her sexual assault story and talks about how #metoo let her express herself while feeling empowered.
No Means No: Sexual Assault Stories within a Campus Community is designed to show others about sexual assault through the eyes of Montclair State’s community. Sexual assault has been the topic of conversation Harvey Weinstein allegations spread in the media. In response, many survivors have been using social media to speak about and share their stories with #METOO movement.
WHERE TO GET HELP
If you have been or know someone who has been a victim of sexual assault:
Montclair State University provides multiple services on campus to make students feel
safe about their surroundings. The Sexual Assault Response Team or SART is a service provided on campus that will respond depending on how victims report their assault. The members of the SART consist of the Montclair State University police, which is a fully-trained police force, forensic nurses and rape advocates. The forensic nurses are trained to provide immediate care and forensic tests. The rape advocates are trained to provide support and education about victim’s rights. The SART gives victims options about how to report their attack and provides them with all the necessary information they need to make a decision that works for them. There are other services on campus that can provide victims with the help and information they need if
they have been sexually assaulted.
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The Women’s Center, located in the student center is an office aimed at empowering female students and fighting for gender equality. The professionals in the Women’s Center can talk to students who have experienced sexual assault and help them seek the help necessary.
Montclair State urges anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault, or knows someone who has been to call:
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University Police 973-655-5222
University Health Center 973-655-4361
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) 973-655-5211
Women’s Center 973-655-5114
Dean of Students 973-655-4118
Residential Education and Services 973-655-4155
Essex County Rape Care Center 973-746-0800
Passaic County Rape Crisis Services 973-881-1450
Rape Crisis Hotline 877-733-2273
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