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The late poet, feminist, mother, activist Audre Lorde once stated that our silence would not protect us when it comes to the victimization, objectification, and marginalization of Black women living in America.This silence includes that which endures within the Black community surrounding acquantance rape, date rape, and/or stranger rape.This site aims to dismantle this silence.

SilenceWillNotProtectYou.com was created as an interactive method to educate the world on the way that silence aids to perpetuate sexual assault within many communities, but specifically the African American female community.

Our site provides a variety of resources that are necessary to educate the community, elicit action, and eventually eradicate the heightened level of sexual assault perpetuated against African American women and girls.

 

“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.”

-Audre Lorde

 

- 1 in 6 women will be a victim of sexual assault in their lifetime.

- College age women are 4 times more likely to be sexually assaulted.

- Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assauted.

-In 2007, there were 248,300 victims of sexual assault.

- 60% of sexual assaults go unreported.

- Approximately 73% of rape victims know thier assailants.

- Only 6% of rapists will ever spend a day in jail for their crimes.

 

VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ARE:

3 times more likely to suffer from depression.

6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

13 times more likely to abuse alcohol.

26 times more likely to abuse drugs.

4 times more likely to contemplate suicide.

 
CONTACT INFORMATION: silencewillnotprotectyou@gmail.com