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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">tl;dr</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> The UA is re-launching the annual photo
and red flag campaigns and hosting an open mic event to demonstrate how interpersonal violence affects our community for sexual assault awareness month. Contribute submissions anonymously to the photo campaign
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/5tjepDfy2PpAH3QL6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> or stop by our booth in Lobby
10 or Stata (times below) in the next week. You can participate in the open mic by signing up
</span><a href="http://tiny.cc/saam-slam"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We understand the issues being highlighted this month are sensitive and can be difficult to process alone. If you’d like to speak with
someone, VPR is available 24/7 at (617) 253-2399.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear Undergrads,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Red Flag Campaign</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">UA Student Support and Wellness, in conjunction with Violence Prevention and Response (VPR), is hosting The Red Flag Campaign at MIT to
raise awareness of intimate partner violence (IPV), otherwise known as relationship abuse.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We are continuing this campaign this year with 5,660 red flags on Kresge representing the number of MIT undergraduate and graduate students
who </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/NISVS-StateReportBook.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">statistically will experience psychological abuse
</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">by an intimate partner within their lifetime.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Relationship abuse is defined as a repetitive pattern of behaviors to maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is a
spectrum of violence and includes verbal, emotional, physical, psychological, financial, reproductive, or sexual abuse. To learn the warning signs of an abusive relationship and how to help a friend who is being abused, check out the "Resources For Seeking
Help" section on</span><a href="http://redflag.mit.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">redflag.mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Nearly 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men experience severe physical violence by a partner in their lifetime. IPV is most prevalent in adolescence
and young adulthood. It is on us to reduce those numbers on campus through education and intervention.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Relationship violence manifests in a variety of different ways. If you or someone you know feels powerless, coerced, or trapped in their
relationship, information on how to get help can be found at </span><a href="https://studentlife.mit.edu/vpr/facts-and-resources"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">studentlife.mit.edu/vpr/facts-and-resources.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Photo Campaign</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">UA Student Support and Wellness is re-launching a photo campaign to demonstrate how interpersonal violence affects our community. Interpersonal
violence includes sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, and sexual harassment.
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="625" height="327" style="width:6.5104in;height:3.4062in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4F60D.80A39940" alt="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gKjtDJWwY4wFwx6-adzaVaYAjMZQkZTbVUC00H8l77kwaHk28JFYC8C6VtOSVOhCh1aV5lTfu9suPl07n5FVc17ca8YGDSCfALyd-xFXDY5yHma0HLqyyAsYSA0iX_6vsJ34sygJ"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We are looking for submissions that respond to the following prompts:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“It’s 2019, but…”</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: How does sexual violence
impact you or the MIT community as a whole?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“To build a better MIT, I…”</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: How are you
working to make MIT a safer place?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“It’s important to build a better MIT because…”</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">:
Why is sexual violence an important issue for the MIT community to solve?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">There are several ways to participate:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stop by the booth and write out a response to one of the prompts above. We will take a photo of you holding your response written on a small whiteboard and post the photo on the UA Facebook
page. Also, your face does not have to be visible in the photo. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submit your response anonymously using the form here:
<a href="https://forms.gle/5tjepDfy2PpAH3QL6"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://forms.gle/5tjepDfy2PpAH3QL6</span></a>. Your response will be photographed and posted on the UA Facebook Page.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Photographs of anonymous and in person submissions will be posted on the
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/undergraduateassociation/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">UA Facebook Page</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> We
hope that this campaign will raise awareness about interpersonal violence at MIT and empower survivors.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">SAAM SLAM</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="625" height="327" style="width:6.5104in;height:3.4062in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4F60D.80A39940" alt="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/17ceQVer36081tYAMf5UwkZMDihtLUlZXI8nL5Odz8wk69mt7NpteDU3JMinsW-utLWHrhiyaik-33myr7WrVtmRuSuhQVomwYao7wiV8VlUQzW7hYziLMciSYNGe2q7iVsEIVTg"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Join us for an open mic event about identity for Sexual Assault Awareness Month co-hosted by the F-word and UA Wellness Committee in cooperation
with VPR for a night of spoken word, poetry, and prose about identity. Come just to listen, or to perform spoken word written by yourself or another writer. The event will take place at 7:00pm on April 26th in room 6-120.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you would like to perform,</span><a href="https://forms.gle/GgxvdnpCYrxTcoSUA"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC">fill out the submission form here:</span></a><a href="http://tiny.cc/saam-slam"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC"> tiny.cc/saam-slam</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.
Please note that self-written pieces should have no identifying information, and all pieces should discuss identity. We may not be able to accommodate all submissions, but will try our best to accept as many as we can.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We understand the issues being highlighted this month are sensitive and can be difficult to process alone. If you’d like to speak with someone, VPR
is available 24/7 at</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: (617)253-2399.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Speak up. Speak out. Say something.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Regards,
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">UA Student Support and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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