It's On Us Boston University

"It's On Us" (to stop sexual assault) is a social movement created by Barack Obama and White House Council on Women and Girls to raise awareness and fight against sexual assault on college campuses for both men and women. It's On Us is a rallying cry inviting everyone to step up and realize that the solution begins with us. It’s a declaration that sexual assault is not only a crime committed by a perpetrator against a victim, but a societal problem in which all of us have a role to play. We are reframing sexual assault in a way that inspires everyone to see it as their responsibility to do something, big or small, to prevent it. We are asking everyone involved to create an environment, be it a dorm room, a party, a club or a sports team, or the greater college campus, where sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported. It’s On Us chapters establish a team, plan and host events, and conduct educational programs and training such as bystander intervention courses with their peers on campus in order to awareness about sexual violence on campus, prevent it from happening in the first place, and supporting survivors. Stepping down from the SARP Ambassador position to create a chapter of this organization at BU for the student body, Sydney Kim and Kristen Schallert will act as Campus Organizers in hopes of changing the college campus culture for the better. With support from SARP and the national organization of It's On Us, we truly believe that this organization will be something beautiful.