Gender Violence – Mercer Cluster

New project allows students to speak out about sexual assault

Emily Thompson (left) prepares to film Junior Drew Winslett (right) for Bears Speak, a sexual assault and gender violence awareness campaign.

Marin Guta, Digital Editor

April 14, 2016

Mercer University junior Drew Winslett sat in a chair inside a dimly lit broadcast station with a printed copy of a story detailing an incident of relationship violence. But it’s not his own. Winslett is one of the student advocates for Bears Speak, a student-led sexual assault awareness video ...

Tags: awareness, Bear Speak, campaign, campus crime, Drew Winslett, Gender Violence, mercer university, service project, sexual assault, Student project, student work, Taylor Jolly, video

Gender violence presentation fires up student body

Anti-sexist activist Jackson Katz debriefs on Gender Violence presentation with a small group of students.

Marin Guta, Digital Editor

January 27, 2016

A panel discussion on gender violence sparks debates with anti- sexist activist speaker Jackson Katz

Tags: Gender Violence, SHAPE, title IX