Allies Against Rape Culture

We are a group consisting mainly of students at Portland State University. We identify across a spectrum of genders, and we come together with the intention of ending sexual assault and gender-based violence. We challenge ourselves and others to address the root causes of this violence.
AARC seeks to transform patriarchal gender roles in order to end rape and create a society without sexual assault and gender-based violence. We believe it is imperative to involve male-identified folks in the work of ending rape culture. We work in solidarity and cooperatively with other individuals, groups and organizations who pursue an agenda of social, economic and/or environmental justice with the common goal to end the various intersecting and related forms of oppression.
We hope that you will join us in this work.
Statistics and Facts:
*"An estimated one in six, or 230,000 Oregon women have experienced rape at least once in their lifetime. ( End Sexual Violence Oregon )."
* 22% of all rape victims are between the usual college ages of 18-24. (Kilpatrick, et al., 1992.)
* In a study surveying more than 6,000 students at 32 colleges and universities in the U.S., 84% knew their attacker, and 57% of the rapes happened on dates. (Warshaw, 1994.)
*77% of completed rapes are committed by someone who is known to the victim. (Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sex Offenses and Offenders, 1997. U.S. Department of Justice.)
*75% of male students and 55% of female students involved in date rape had been drinking or using drugs. (Koss, 1998. "Hidden rape: Incident, Prevalence and descriptive characteristics of sexual aggression and victimization in a national sample of college students." Rape and Sexual Assault, Vol.2.)
*"Only 16% of rapes are ever reported to the police ( CASAS )."
Additional Information and Resources:
Men Can Stop Rape
Rapeis.org
End Sexual Violence Oregon
Crime and Sexual Assault Services Website