Say No More...

Story By: Rebecca Peeples

     NO MORE is a national campaign that is bringing awareness and an end to domestic violence and sexual assault.

                                                                                Started in 2009, NO MORE is being supported by A-list celebrities such as Ice T, Katie Couric, Blair Underwood and many more.
     Every major domestic violence and sexual assault organization in the U.S. – from men’s organizations like A CALL TO MEN and Men Can Stop Rape, to the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, to groups that help teens like Break the Cycle and Futures Without Violence, to organizations that advance the rights of women of Color and immigrants like Casa de Esperanza and SCESA to the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women – all of them and more are behind NO MORE.

Montevallo launched on Oct.18th. 

                                                                                 Locally, NO MORE is spreading through the collegiate community. Colleges like UAB, Miles, Samford and the University of Montevallo are bringing awareness to an invisible problem. To bring awareness, each university hosted       different events.
      The University of Montevallo launched it's NOMORE campaign by handing out 30 dozen doughnuts with blue icing on top. UM also hosted a simulation called "Sex Signals". The university has plans on hosting more events in the future.

      So, how can you get involved? There are hundreds of ways you can spread the word about NO MORE.

      Say it: Learn about these issues and talk openly about them. Break the silence. Speak out. Seek help when you see this problem or harassment of any kind in your family, your community, your workplace or school.

     Share it: Help raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault by sharing NO MORE. Share the PSAs. Download the tools to say NO MORE and share NO MORE with everyone you know. Facebook it. Tweet it. Instagram it. Pin it.

     Show it: Supporting partner groups working to end domestic violence and sexual assault and volunteering  in your community.

 “Real courage owns up to the fact that we face a terrifying task, admitting that we are appropriately frightened, identifying sources of help and strength outside and within ourselves, and then going ahead and doing what needs to be done.”~Dr. Alla Renne Bozarth