Men's Pledge to End Rape

Because:

• I believe that rape will not end until men become part of the solution;
  
  
• I take pride in myself as a man;
  
  
• I care about the women in my life;
  
  
• I am angry that people I know have been hurt;
  
  
• I know that a woman is sexually assaulted every six minutes in Canada;
  
  
• I understand that rape is a crime of violence against women's bodies, women's emotional well being, and women's right to do with their bodies as they choose;
  
  
• I recognize that men and women will not be equal until rape ends;
  
  
• I accept my responsibility to assist in making this a safer world.

I Pledge to:

• Speak out my anger about rape;
  
  
• Talk with other men about rape;
  
  
• Look at how men are raised that helps create a culture where rape is possible;
  
  
• Interrupt rape jokes;
  
  
• Support laws that encourage men to take responsibility for ending rape;
  
  
• Listen to women friends' fears and concerns for their safety;
  
  
• Pay attention to cries for help;
  
  
• Challenge images of violence against women in advertising and pornography;
  
  
• Encourage women to be strong and powerful;
  
  
• Recognize that cooperation is power;
  
  
• Change whatever I am doing that helps create a culture where rape is possible;
  
  
• Support women and men working to end rape.

(Original version of this statement by the California Anti Sexist Men's Political Caucus.)

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