5/16/09-What Would a City Without Sexual Violence Look Like?

Such a poignant question! The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault is a non-profit organization whose mission is to perform research and develop policies that will help prevent sexual violence. They recently conducted a three-year study among NYC high school students which found that sexual and dating violence are shockingly prevalent among this group. To answer the questions why it occurs and what can be done to end it, the Alliance’s Youth Action Council asked 35 of the students studied to convey their ideas about what a city without sexual violence would look like—and how to achieve this goal—through photos and narratives. This June, the very moving results of Project Envision will be displayed publicly to audiences that’ll include NYC politicians and policymakers. Today, Crime Prevention Specialist Susan Bartelstone speaks with Harriet Lessel, Executive Director of the Alliance, about exactly what that model city would look like.

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