The “Stand Up” Carolina Campaign

What is it? Stand Up Carolina is a campus wide campaign focused on bystander accountability and our role in preventing interpersonal violence.

Interpersonal violence includes sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. Observant bystanders are key in preventing these.

A bystander is a peer, friend, teammate, classmate, coworker, teacher, family member, or complete stranger who observes interactions that may lead to interpersonal violence. This can be any number of situations resulting in sexual harassment, intimidation, coercion, or assault.

Where it occurs: Inappropriate and dangerous situations occur in class, hallways, dorms, at parties, sporting events, at the bar, anywhere!

The campaign’s goal: to spread awareness and empowerment throughout USC’s campus by encouraging people to be responsible for their peers individually and collectively.

You have a role to play in preventing violence on our campus.

 

Reasons to Stand Up Carolina

What we need to know about Interpersonal Violence

• Affects 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men in their lifetime
• 1 in 4 College women report surviving rape or attempted rape since age 14
• Women: Half occur before age 18
• Men: 75% occur before age 18
• Domestic Violence is the leading type of violence against women
• 16-24 is the age that women experience the highest rate of interpersonal violence.
• SC is ranked #7 in the nation for homicides caused by domestic violence
• 1-3 college students report physically assaulting a dating partner. (includes heterosexual as well as same-sex partners).
• Up to 89% of rapes are committed by men who know their victims- casual acquaintances, friends, boyfriends, and husbands.
• More than 3 women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the US every day