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We-ConsentTM App Suite
Improving the climate regarding sexual consent on college campuses is presently
a social change of major proportions. Such change cannot be adequately
accomplished solely by implementing edicts and laws, as recent unsettling statistics
have shown. Instead, this change has to be accomplished through the willing
participation of a vast majority of members of the community itself.
While education efforts have helped in spreading awareness of sexual consent,
the statistics regarding sexual assault have proven that education alone is not
enough. Even with the best instruction available, most college students cannot
conceptualize themselves as potential rapists or even as committing a sexual assault.
The role of aggressor in a sexual situation simply does not sink in as applicable on a
personal level. While most steadfastly agree that “rape is always wrong,” they tend
to think that this unequivocal rule does not apply to anything they can pictures
themselves doing, but only to the actions of others instead. Until a vast majority of
college students see these lessons as directly and personally relevant, educational
efforts alone are unlikely to have lasting effect. Something more is needed.
Social tools can help solve what we all know is an urgent problem on today’s
campuses. These tools must be easily implemented on the ever-present companion
of all students – the mobile phone. A tool that is simple to use, with a purpose that
is crystal clear to everyone, can trigger discussion whenever a phone is present –
which is always.
Introducing the We-ConsentTM App Suite.
The We-ConsentTM App Suite is the only tool available designed to help colleges
better comply with Title IX’s requirement of addressing any unwanted and
unwelcome sexual behavior which would significantly interfere with a student’s
access to educational opportunities. Unlike other tools, the We-ConsentTM App Suite
is aimed at helping students with the broad range of behaviors which may be part of
any ongoing or proposed sexual encounter. Because the suite is not restricted to
problem of assault, it stands a better chance of being incorporated into the daily
lives of more students.
The We-ConsentTM App Suite currently consists of four apps: We-ConsentTM, What-
About-NoTM, I’ve-Been-ViolatedTM and Party-PassTM (under development).
The We-ConsentTM App Suite easily complements ongoing education efforts on
campuses. It is available to individuals and, at a discount, to groups and schools.
The We-ConsentTM App Suite is provided through the Affirmative Consent division
of the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence (ISCE.edu), a 501(c) (3)
non-profit educational research institution. Founded in 1999, ISCE researches how
societal change happens from the perspectives of social complexity theory and
cybernetics.
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Improving the climate regarding sexual consent on college campuses is presently
a social change of major proportions. Such change cannot be adequately
accomplished solely by implementing edicts and laws, as recent unsettling statistics
have shown. Instead, this change has to be accomplished through the willing
participation of a vast majority of members of the community itself.
While education efforts have helped in spreading awareness of sexual consent,
the statistics regarding sexual assault have proven that education alone is not
enough. Even with the best instruction available, most college students cannot
conceptualize themselves as potential rapists or even as committing a sexual assault.
The role of aggressor in a sexual situation simply does not sink in as applicable on a
personal level. While most steadfastly agree that “rape is always wrong,” they tend
to think that this unequivocal rule does not apply to anything they can pictures
themselves doing, but only to the actions of others instead. Until a vast majority of
college students see these lessons as directly and personally relevant, educational
efforts alone are unlikely to have lasting effect. Something more is needed.
Social tools can help solve what we all know is an urgent problem on today’s
campuses. These tools must be easily implemented on the ever-present companion
of all students – the mobile phone. A tool that is simple to use, with a purpose that
is crystal clear to everyone, can trigger discussion whenever a phone is present –
which is always.
Introducing the We-ConsentTM App Suite.
The We-ConsentTM App Suite is the only tool available designed to help colleges
better comply with Title IX’s requirement of addressing any unwanted and
unwelcome sexual behavior which would significantly interfere with a student’s
access to educational opportunities. Unlike other tools, the We-ConsentTM App Suite
is aimed at helping students with the broad range of behaviors which may be part of
any ongoing or proposed sexual encounter. Because the suite is not restricted to
problem of assault, it stands a better chance of being incorporated into the daily
lives of more students.
The We-ConsentTM App Suite currently consists of four apps: We-ConsentTM, What-
About-NoTM, I’ve-Been-ViolatedTM and Party-PassTM (under development).
The We-ConsentTM App Suite easily complements ongoing education efforts on
campuses. It is available to individuals and, at a discount, to groups and schools.
The We-ConsentTM App Suite is provided through the Affirmative Consent division
of the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence (ISCE.edu), a 501(c) (3)
non-profit educational research institution. Founded in 1999, ISCE researches how
societal change happens from the perspectives of social complexity theory and
cybernetics.
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