IT’S ON US is running a powerful campaign, inviting everyone to step up and realize that the solution begins with us. It’s a declaration that sexual assault is not only a crime committed by a perpetrator against a victim, but a societal problem in which all of us have a role to play. We are reframing sexual assault in a way that inspires everyone to see it as their responsibility to do something, big or small, to prevent it. Raising awareness. Holding ourselves and each other accountable. Looking out for someone who cannot consent.
The reason this campaign made me stand up and take action, it is ON US to protect those who cannot protect themselves. I have a person near and dear to my heart who was sexually abused as a child. The abuser was never punished for her actions. I never thought I could feel true hatred until I learned of this person...without even knowing her, seeing her...I have a hatred for her that's beyond words. She took something away from a pure, innocent boy. No one should be sexually abused, especially a child. So, because it hit so close to home and it's such a true, powerful message, I'm challenging YOU to take the pledge as well.