Men's Pledge to End Sexual Violence

*I understand that rape is a crime of violence, power, and control.

*I am outraged that a rape occurs every two minutes in this country.

*I am distressed that last year over 375 adult women who reside in Buncombe or Madison counties needed the services offered through OUR VOICE (the local rape crisis center).

*I know that the overwhelming majority of sexual perpetrators are men.

*I believe that men must become an integral part of the solution in order to end sexual violence.

Therefore:

I PLEDGE: To never commit, condone or remain silent about sexual violence; to challenge other men to recognize they can have power without making others powerless; and to encourage all men to work together with women using their collective voices and resources to END sexual violence-not only in our community, but throughout North Carolina and our Nation.

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