#HowSafeAreWe Kennesaw State Students Ask
Activists, organizers and students from Georgia's third largest university, Kennesaw State, took to Twitter on Monday to ask, "How Safe Are We?"
After some 13 reported cases of sexual assault on campus in the past four months, students at KSU wanted to know if the university's administration was willing to take action.
@kennesawstate #HowSafeAreWe when we have an entire fleet of SUVs and a whole dossier of 'Right to Know' emails, but no real safety.
Alumni of @kennesawstate - two sexual assaults in the first week? The school can do so much better. #HowSafeAreWe
Silence only helps the oppressor, @kennesawstate, never the oppressed. Make a statement. Create a safe environment. #HowSafeAreWe
As of now, the administration has made no comment.
Emails from Kennesaw State start like this...
And end like this...
Students want to know how safe they are if perpetrators are left unprosectuted and they're told they should 'always have cab money' and 'Avoid putting music headphones in both ears'.
@kennesawstate in 4yrs, admin never commented on sexual assaults on campus, as if it isn't their job to make use feel safe #HowSafeAreWe
33,000 students at @kennesawstate. How many of them are catered two and how many of them are left by the wayside? #HowSafeAreWe
If the reported sexual assaults were no indication, the people on Yik Yak certainly tell a tale..
@kennesawstate 1 glance at YikYak & you'll know why we have so many assaults. Poisonous culture, victim blaming, slut shaming #HowSafeAreWe
@kennesawstate #HowSafeAreWe when we have people recognizing across the country that this is a problem yet you have been silent?
All these rules for students and they ain't doing shit to prevent attackers. #HowSafeAreWe https://t.co/XepVgORtAf
@kennesawstate Interpersonal violence prevention training is a start, but means nothing if the perpetrators aren't punished. #HowSafeAreWe
Activists in Atlanta, people across the state and people across the country joined KSU students in this conversation. The administration has been more quiet.
If you share the frustration of KSU students, you can sign this petition.
#HowSafeAreWe in the face of rape culture? Tell @kennesawstate to do more to address sexual assault on campus: http://t.co/1tfwBmklBi
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