The Report IT Campaign is a nationwide state-to-state rally to Report sexual violence and abuse on the same day! It was created to raise awareness on the vast under-reporting of sexual assault including rape, incest, and abuse.
Report IT exists to showcase solidarity in the movement to end sexual violence as well as a call to action to stop the systemic re-victimization of victims that discourages reporting. This campaign is inclusive of men, women, children, trans-gendered and trans-sexual individuals and everyone who has ever been affected by sexual violence or abuse. You do not have to show up if you were a victim – show up next year if someone you care about was a victim too!
The Report IT Campaign features an anonymous online reporting system to gather statistics on the occurrences of sex crimes.
We encourage you to officially Report IT in 2009 to the police as well as fill out our online form. If you are going to the police, please contact your local rape crisis center or support group so you will not go alone. If you do not have all the information about your case, if your offender is deceased, if the statute of limitations is up in your case, or if you cannot officially Report IT with the police – please fill out our online form and show up in person to the rally!
The online form is anonymous and is strictly for the Report IT campaign and will not be shared with the authorities. If your case is open, please do not share your real name and fill out the form under “Anonymous.”
We all showed up together on April 29, 2008!
Here are a list of locations that signed up. Hopefully we’ll have even more for 2009! The official campaign website for more information is at www.reportitnow.org. Its in the process of being updated for our 2009 so please stop in time to time for updates on this years campaign.
Cities that held Rallies for 2008:
Albany, Georgia
Albany, NY
Albemarle, NC
Anderson, IN
Asheville, NC
Athens, Ohio
Barrie, Ontario
Blacksburg , VA
Boone, NC
Boise, ID
Boston, MA
Brownsville, TX
Carbondale, IL
Charlottesville
Chicago, IL
Coalville, UT
Columbus, OH
Des Moines, IA
El Paso, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Frederick, MD
Harrisburg, PA
Hollidaysburg, PA
Hurst, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Lincoln, NE
Lorain, OH
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
North Bay, Ontario
Olathe, KS
Omaha, NE
Philadelphia, PA
Raveena, OH
Phoenix, AZ
Rolling Meadows, IL
Seattle, WA
Springfield, OH
San Diego, CA
Southern Missouri
Tallahasee, FL
Tuscon, AZ
Washington DC
Wheaton, IL
White Plains, NY
Have we thought about this going International? ; )
I think we should. That would be awesome. I’d be all for it.