Protesters around the country will gather in front of movie theaters this coming Saturday, October 10, to show their support for survivors of sexual violence and anger at Hollywood’s support for Roman Polanski. The effort is being organized by the nonprofit PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment.
More information and a list of participating cities is available on the PAVE website. Also, they’re looking for more organizers, so if you’re interested, email PAVE at RapeisRape@gmail.com and they’ll send you their action kit.
More from coalition partner NOW:
Was it rape, or was it rape? How about rape-rape? Does it make a difference when a convicted criminal pedophile and international fugitive happens to go by the name Roman Polanski?
In partnership with PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment, NOW urges all women, men, daughters, sons, sisters and brothers to join nationwide rallies outside movie theaters this Saturday, Oct.10, to support survivors of sexual violence and hold perpetrators accountable for their crimes.
Your participation is needed to send a strong message around the country:
* It’s unacceptable that someone is sexually assaulted in the United States every two minutes
* It’s outrageous that sexual assault victims are consistently second-guessed, and no wonder that an estimated 60 percent of sexual assault victims don’t report the crimes against them
* Women will not allow sexual assault to be belittled and ignored any more!