JANUARY
      11,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      behalf
      of
      the
      Volunteers,
     
     
      Board,
      and
      Staff
      of
      the
      PEI
      Rape
      &
     
     
      Sexual
      Assault
      Crisis
      Centre,
      I
     
     
      commend
      UPEI
      on
      opening
      up
     
     
      dialogue
      about
      safety
      on
      campus.
      We
     
     
      took
      part
      in
      UPEI’s
      Safety
      Fair
      in
     
     
      November,
      finding
      it
      to
      be
      both
     
     
      informative
      and
      a
      great
      venue
      to
     
     
      network
      with
      campus
      organizations.
     
     
      Thank
      you
      for
      inviting
      us!
     
    

    
     
      At
      this
      time,
      I
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      address
      an
      article
      that
      appeared
      in
      the
     
     
      November
      30"
      issue-of
      The
      Cadre.
     
     
      In
      the
      article
      entitled,
      “Personal
      Safety
     
     
      while
      at
      the
      Bar
      a
      Concern
      for
      All”,
     
     
      Student
      Union
      President
      Clare
     
     
      Henderson
      is
      quoted
      as
      saying
      that
      date
     
     
      rape
      drug
      test
      cards
      are
      not
      necessary
     
     
      at
      The
      Wave,
      and
      that
      “we
      don’t
      want
     
     
      students
      to
      have
      to
      be
      afraid”.
     
    

    
     
      Date
      rape
      drug
      test
      cards
      and
      all
     
     
      informational
      and
      safety
      materials
     
     
      around
      date
      rape
      are
      not
      going
      to
      rouse
     
     
      fear
      amongst
      students,
      but
      rather,
      will
     
     
      show
      that
      UPEI,
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Union,
      and
      The
      Wave
      are
      serious
      about
     
     
      student
      safety.
     
    

    
     
      In
      every
      aspect
      of
      our
      lives,
      we
     
     
      encounter
      safety
      measures:
      seatbelts
      /
     
     
      airbags,
      fire
      alarms,
      warning
      labels,
     
     
      food
      allergy
      alerts,
      video
      surveillance,
     
     
      sports
      helmets,
      the
      list
      goes
      on
      and
      on.
     
     
      These
      safety
      measures
      have
      not
      led
      to
     
     
      mass
      fear,
      but
      have
      enabled
      us
      to
      live,
     
     
      drive,
      work,
      and
      play
      with
      less
      fear,
     
     
      because
      we
      know
      that
      steps
      have
      been
     
     
      taken
      to
      increase
      our
      safety.
      This
      is
      also
     
     
      true
      of
      safety
      measures
      designed
      to
     
     
      prevent
      sexual
      violence.
      What
      could
     
     
      actually
      make
      students
      afraid
      is
      to
      know
     
     
      that
      date
      rape
      drugs
      are
      rumored
      to
      be
     
     
      on
      campus
      (as
      indicated
      in
      the
      Nov.
     
     
      30th
      article),
      that
      the
      campus
      bar
      has
     
     
      no
      safety
      measures
      in
      place,
      and
      that,
     
     
      ifthey
      are
      drugged,
      they
      will
      not
      be
      able
     
     
      to
      protect
      themselves.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ON
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Date
      Rape
      Drug
      Test
      Cards
      Will
      Not
      Rouse
     
     
      Fear
      on
      Campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Most
      date
      rape
      drugs
      are
      easily
     
     
      dissolved
      in
      drinks
      and
      are
      difficult
      to
     
     
      detect
      without
      chemical
      testing.
      There
     
     
      is
      often
      no
      taste,
      no
      smell,
      and
      no
     
     
      discoloration
      to
      alert
      the
      victim.
      -
      These
     
     
      drugs
      cause
      dizziness,
      blackouts,
     
     
      sleepiness,
      forgetfulness,
      immobility,
     
     
      and
      increased
      drunkenness.
      Whena
     
     
      person
      has
      been
      drugged
      with
      GHB
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ketamine
      or
      any
      of
      the
      popular
      date
      —
     
     
      rape
      drugs,
      s/he
      will
      rapidly
      lose
      their
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      senses.
      Having
      a
      test
      card
      available
     
     
      could
      mean
      the
      difference
      between
     
     
      sexual
      assault
      and
      a
      safe
      night.
     
    

    
     
      Public
      education
      is
      critical,
      but
      we
     
     
      also
      need
      to
      support
      people’s
     
     
      increasing
      awareness
      of
      the
      issues
      with
     
     
      concrete
      action
      and
      services.
      Date
      rape
     
     
      drug
      test
      cards
      allow
      people
      to
     
     
      immediately
      know
      if
      they
      have
      been
     
     
      victimized.
      That
      knowledge
      is
      power
     
     
      —with
      that
      knowledge,
      a
      victim
      can
      call
     
     
      for
      help,
      tell
      her
      girl
      friends
      to
      stay
      with
     
     
      her,
      or
      ask
      the
      club
      staff
      to
      keep
      her
     
     
      safe.
     
    

    
     
      Aneasy
      safety
      step
      for
      UPEI
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      take
      at
      this
      time
      is
      to
      provide
      date
      rape’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      drug
      test
      cards
      in
      The
      Wave
      and
      in
      the
     
     
      residences.
      The
      PEI
      Rape
      Crisis
     
     
      Centre
      urges
      UPEI,
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Union,
      and
      The
      Wave
      to
      reconsider
     
     
      placing
      date
      rape
      drug
      test
      cards
      in
      The
     
     
      Wave.
      We
      are
      also
      willing
      to
      help
      UPEI
     
     
      to
      prepare
      informational
      posters
      for
      the
     
     
      campus
      washrooms
      on
      date
      rape,
      date
     
     
      rape
      drugs,
      and
      how
      to
      get
      help
      if
      you
     
     
      are
      drugged
      or
      assaulted.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kelly
      E.
      Robinson
     
    

    
     
      Community
      Liaison
      &
      Projects
     
     
      Coordinator
     
     
      PEI
      Rape
      &
      Sexual
      Assault
      Crisis
     
     
      Centre
     
    

    
     
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