1 is 2 Many and the White House Task Force for Students

I could post a long article about this, but the video explains it all.

What is the video for?  President Barack Obama released new anti-sexual assault videos with celebrities such as Vice President Joe Biden, Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Steve Carell, Seth Meyers and Dulé Hill.

Vice President Biden introduced the PSA during the official release of "The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault". The main objective of the task force's report is devoted to increasing male activism and awareness surrounding issues of sexual assault. This video in particular is part of the 1 is 2 Many campaign.

The 1 is 2 Many campian is specifically trying to reducing violence against women specifically on teens, students, and young women ages 16-24. The Vice President pushed for the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, and he remains committed to supporting all survivors.

Vice President Biden also joined President Obama when he created the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, co-chaired by the Office of the Vice President and the Council of Women and Girls. The Task Force is releasing a new initiative, Not Alone, which provides resources to students, advocates, and universities. By targeting the importance of changing attitudes that lead to violence and educating the public on the realities of abuse, the Vice President is leading the way in an effort to stop this violence before it begins.

The upside to this video is it “It does emphasize the vital role men play in preventing sexual violence…The video clearly condemns victim blaming while emphasizing affirmative consent and bystander intervention.”

The major downside though is the video “utterly neglects male victims of sexual assault and violence — a sorely missed opportunity for meaningful inclusion of a group too often left out of these discussions.”

Overall though I am very excited the White House is making a visuable effort to do something, anything at all about sexual abuse.

Read more here: 

http://www.policymic.com/articles/88613/the-white-house-just-released-an-anti-sexual-assault-video-that-every-man-needs-to-see?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social

http://www.whitehouse.gov/1is2many

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