“I ASK”
Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc’s., Committee on Social Activism (COSA), invites all undergraduate and alumni brothers to participate in this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign, “I ASK”. For this month, we will once again partner with Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., to launch a national campaign for sexual assault awareness, which calls attention to the widespread impact that sexual assault has on every person in our community. The theme of this year’s campaign is, “I ASK” and champions the message that asking for consent is a healthy, normal, and necessary part of everyday interactions.
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center is a great place to find resources to help your chapter with event planning, media campaigns, and other forms of educational platforms to engage members of your campuses/communities in the conversation around how to prevent sexual assault. For more information, please visit: https://www.nsvrc.org/saam to learn more about “I ASK.”
For this month, we are also asking all of our members to help spread the word through our social media campaign by using Instagram and Facebook. Additionally, we are asking that if your chapter is planning or participating in an event related to Sexual Assault Awareness Month, that you include the sorority hashtag, #LTAUnited so we can see the great work you are doing locally to raise awareness.
This month will include educational resources on the topic of sexual assault and how to engage in prevention, and what to do should someone you know has been impacted. In addition, we will host 2 webinars (April 10 and 24, 2019) so that you can learn, listen, and engage with sexual assault awareness topics. We are excited about this partnership and hope that you will be united against sexual assault by engaging with the “I ASK” campaign.
o Week 1:
National “I ASK” campaign.
Host a tabling event on campus or in the community and have individuals sign the Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications/2019-03/Proclamation2019_final508.pdf. In addition, you can create and pass out teal ribbons after they have signed.
o Week 2:
Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc., and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., will host a national webinar on April 10, 2019, at 9:00 PM to discuss special topics centered around sexual assault awareness month. Please be sure to attend and participate in this discussion and add it as part of your national requirements.
o Week 3:
Engage in sexual assault awareness by encouraging brothers and others to post a pic with a placard stating “#IAsk before I….” For this week-long event use Instagram and social media to advocate for sexual assault awareness. Send in your photos to be highlighted on our national social media sites. You might also want to host a coloring event in which individuals can take a break from finals and color for sexual assault awareness month,https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications/2019-02/ConsentColoring.pdf don’t forget to take pictures and post them on your social media.
o Week 4:
Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc., and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., will host a national webinar on April 24, 2019, at 9:00 PM to discuss special topics centered around sexual assault awareness month. Please be sure to attend and participate in this discussion and add it as part of your national requirements.
Questions or comments regarding this campaign can be sent to , National Director of Social Justice Initiatives.
#Iask #LTAUnited #LambdasUnited #EnLaUnionEstaLaFuerza #LambdasForSocialJustice #LeadersOfTheLatinoGreekMovement #SexualAssaultAwarenesMonth #43YearsOfLambda #SAAM
En La Union Esta La Fuerza,
Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.,
Committee on Social Activism (COSA).