Tues, April 29th was "REPORT IT NOW" Day in honor of Sexual Violence Against Women Advocate, Angela Shelton in conjuction with PAVE!

April is "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" and a time for Survivors to band together and Educate Men and Women about the dangers of sexual assault and domestic violence!

What is it all about? 

The Report IT Campaign is a nationwide state-to-state rally to Report sexual violence and abuse on the same day! It was created to raise awareness on the vast under-reporting of sexual assault including rape, incest, and abuse.

Report IT exists to showcase solidarity in the movement to end sexual violence as well as a call to action to stop the systemic revictimization of victims that discourages reporting. This campaign is inclusive of men, women, children, trans-gendered and trans-sexual individuals and everyone who has ever been affected by sexual violence or abuse. You do not have to show up if you were a victim - show up if someone you care about was a victim too!

The Report IT Campaign features an anonymous online reporting system to gather statistics on the occurrences of sex crimes.

The online form is anonymous and is strictly for the Report IT campaign and will not be shared with the authorities. If your case is open, please do not share your real name and fill out the form under "Anonymous."

Although Report it Now Day is over, you can still REPORT IT NOW in this ANONYMOUS online form. Many of us (including me) have never reported our assaults, for fear of repercussions or fear of the judicial system. Now is our chance! Do it PROUDLY and LOUDLY and ANONYMOUSLY!!

Why Did We Rally?

It has been shown that over 80% over sexual assaults go unreported. Moreover, sexual assault survivors across the country are often re-victimized upon reporting the crime to the authorities.

My Rally Experience:

Yesterday, at noon, about 15 of us gathered at the courthouse in Columbus, OH! I got to meet many wonderful Survivor Advocates as well as have my voice heard. NBC 4 news was there and showed us on the 5:30 news. I was very proud that my poster made it onto the news 3 times! I guess it helps when you make friends with the camera man! Hehe.

Here's a picture of me in all my rallying glory!