10 Ways to Change the Culture after #MeToo

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In "USM Educator Offers 10 ways to change the culture after #MeToo," Kathryn Skelton writes about the work of University of Maine educator Kimberly Simmons. Here are highlights from Simmons. Read the full article here.

1) Believe yourself; believe others. 

2) Acknowledge the ways that sexual violence intertwines with racism.

3) Learn more about campus sexual assault and Title IX. 

4) Interrupt rape culture and address “toxic masculinity.” 

5) Protest the sexualization of childhood and be a savvy consumer. 

6) Learn about powerful resistance and activism. 

7) Know your civil, workplace and educational rights.

8) Include LGBTQ people in conversations about sexual assault and gender-based violence. 

9) Support comprehensive sexuality education and reshape rape culture into a culture of consent.

10) Consider training in Empowerment Self Defense.

Katherine Skelton. 2017. "USM Educator Offers 10 ways to change the culture after #MeToo." Sun Journal.