2018 #IBelieveYou Campaign launches

With the powerful message of “I Believe You” the annual provincial campaign was launched in Central Alberta on Oct 3.

Red Deer College (RDC) student ambassadors and Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC) staff launched the campaign at the RDC main campus. Students were invited to sign the graffiti wall and were provided with information about the sexual violence survivor support campaign as well as the services provided at CASASC.

#IBelieveYou is a partnership between AASAS and the Government of Alberta Ministry of Community and Social Services. It has gained wide support from twenty-eight post-secondary campuses, military, student, business, and community leaders, media, politicians, and every day Albertans. This year, the campaign is focusing on “I Believe you, now what?,” dealing with the response after a survivor tells you they were sexually assaulted.

The RDC #IBelieveYou ambassadors will be hosting a larger #IBelieveYou event in November as well as other #IBelieveYou events throughout the central Alberta region.

The campaign has run each fall since 2015. The goal is to encourage Albertans to add their voice to the chorus of support for sexual assault survivors so that the message can be even more widely understood and embraced – and so that more survivors will feel safe to tell someone. Together, we can make an even bigger impact on the lives of survivors, and make our communities healthier and safer for everyone.