Help support Rape Crisis centres.

Nov 26, 2008 19:09

Hey, I don't usually spam my friends list with things like this but this is a cause which is really important to me.


Would you like to help Rape Crisis launch a national anti-rape campaign? Think about past public education campaigns like drink-driving or non-smoking - it really has the potential to make a difference, to change attitudes towards survivors and even those held by potential perpetrators. We can do it - but we need your help!

Around 21% of girls and 11% of boys experience some form of child sexual abuse. 23% of women and 3% of men experience sexual assault as an adult. 5% of women and 0.4% of men experience rape. (Cross Government Action Plan on Sexual Violence and Abuse)

40% of adults who are raped tell no one about it. 31% of children who are abused reach adulthood without having disclosed their abuse. This means that victims don't get the support they need to deal with the abuse or violence they have experienced.

Everyclick.com is running a competition until March where the charity who raises the most amount of money through using their search engine can win a national advertising campaign to be seen on over 1,500 billboards and bus shelters. Help us win it!

Log onto www.everyclick.com and register as a supporter for Rape Crisis (England and Wales). Then set everyclick as your homepage or default search engine and every time you look for anything on the internet you take us one step closer to changing attitudes towards rape.

Registering only takes 5 minutes, the competition only runs for 3 months, but winning it could change the world. And you could be part of that change.

Please circulate this to everyone you think may be interested. Participants are not limited to the UK. Together, we can do this.
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