Community Services

Who are you?

Agencies including the Sexual Assault Assessment and Treatment Service (SAATS), the Wellington Sexual Abuse Network, Police and Regional Public Health have banded together for the Who are You? initiative, which aims to raise public awareness of how sexual assaults can be prevented. 
 
It will be the first known New Zealand campaign to push the concept of being an "ethical bystander", an approach that holds everybody responsible for the safety of those around them.  
 
The multimedia campaign consists of a website www.whoareyou.co.nz, with a video showing one story from meet to rape –with positive alternate endings when an Ethical Bystander gets involved, a radio campaign which starts on the Radio Network station - ZM on August 20 and targeted facebook advertising.

The goal of the campaign is not to preach or shame, but to encourage our communities to think about what sexual assault is, the many forms rape can take and to do this in a way that will gain the attention of those most at risk.  We believe that it is time for our community to address rape in the same manner that we are addressing other issues such as domestic violence and depression... issues no one wants to talk about.   
 
Check it out and see who are you? at http://whoareyou.co.nz/http://

Watch the video on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUj2OHLAG3w&feature=player_embedded