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Call to Action! Day of Rage on Michigan State University’s Campus

To Whom It May Concern:

The Coalition Against Sexual Violence invites you to stand in solidarity with the Coalition Against Sexual Violence against Michigan State’s rape culture and the university’s silence in the face of sexual violence. We are organizing a Day of Rage on March 2, 2011 to show the administration, our student body, and everyone who will listen that we will not back down, be silenced, and we will continue protesting against the misogynistic environment that we encounter every day.

The Coalition Against Sexual Violence is currently in talks with the Administration at MSU who have agreed to fund a consent campaign in which we are designing. However, their silence in this issue warrants more activism from the Coalition and our cooperation on the consent campaign and with the administration will not pacify us.

students organize in response to msu basketball rape allegations

It has recently come to light that two members of the Michigan State
University men’s basketball team have been accused of sexually
assaulting a female student in late August.
Despite the survivor
reporting her rape, a police report being filed, and police
recommending the pursuit of charges against the assailants, no charges
have been filed. It seems that these two athletes have committed
rape, yet are facing no consequences for their actions. We believe that all people who
commit acts of sexual violence should be held accountable for their
actions, regardless of their status as student athletes.

As MSU students, we are deeply troubled and concerned by the lack of action and the
lack of a response on ...

It has recently come to light that two members of the Michigan State
University men’s basketball team have been accused of sexually
assaulting a female student in late August.
Despite the survivor
reporting her ...