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Off Campus - Episode 2: Is Giving Major Peer Pressure

Episode 2 of Off Campus explores the pressure to fit in and the importance of respecting individual choices. The A2A Watch Guide uses the episode to spark conversations about peer pressure, boundaries, belonging, and how friends can support one another without judgment.

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Uber, This Is Not Prevention 

Uber has invested heavily in safety features designed to help riders respond to potential danger. But safety tools and risk reduction are not the same as prevention. This Radiant Report examines what prevention should look like when companies have access to patterns of harm and the power to address them before another person is harmed.

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Off Campus - Episode 1 - Watch Guide

Episode 1 of Off Campus gives college students plenty to talk about, from peer pressure and drinking expectations to boundaries and opportunities to step in. The A2A Episode 1 Watch Guide takes the conversation beyond the screen and explores how these moments connect to consent, healthy relationships, and real campus experiences.

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Beyond the Binge 

What if your next binge-watch could start a conversation about healthy relationships, consent, communication, trauma, and supporting survivors? DARCC’s Allies to Advocates program created the Off Campus Watch Guide to help viewers look beyond the story and explore the conversations that matter beyond the screen.

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Part II: When Understanding Isn't the Issue: What This Study Means for Prevention 

Part II of our series on the 2026 Isolate, Inebriate, Intimidate, Repeat study examines what prevention looks like when misunderstanding is not the issue. This blog explores how entitlement, peer influence, and social norms shape harmful behavior — and why prevention must go beyond teaching consent to creating a culture where boundaries are respected without exception.

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Part I: Beyond Miscommunication: What This Study Revealed About Sexual Violence 

A new 2026 study examining anonymous survey responses from more than 2,600 young men challenges common narratives about sexual violence and consent. Rather than describing confusion or miscommunication, many participants reported recognizing resistance and continuing anyway. This blog explores what the findings reveal about entitlement, peer influence, accountability, and the uncomfortable questions prevention work must confront moving forward.

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It’s Time to Rethink What We Know About Sexual Assault 

What do we really know about sexual assault—and what assumptions are getting in the way? This blog explores common misconceptions about trauma, memory, reporting, and survivor behavior, highlighting what research tells us about sexual violence. Learn why a trauma-informed understanding matters and join DARCC's upcoming Lunch & Learn to deepen your knowledge.

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The Law Changed. The Internet Didn't. 

The Take It Down Act marked a major shift in how the law addresses nonconsensual intimate imagery and AI-generated sexual deepfakes. But while the law created stronger protections and faster removal requirements, the internet continues to evolve faster than regulation. This blog explores the realities of image-based sexual abuse, the growing accessibility of deepfake technology, and why legal reform alone cannot fully address the harm survivors continue to face online.

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Where Sexual Violence Begins: How technology, trust, and online connections are reshaping sexual violence prevention.

Technology has transformed how people meet, build relationships, and form community, but prevention conversations have not always kept pace. This blog explores how dating apps, social media, and online communication are reshaping sexual violence prevention, particularly within LGBTQ+ communities, and why understanding what happens online before people meet in person is now essential to prevention work.

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Congress Didn’t Just Fail Survivors. It Protected Power. 

A new report reveals that sexual misconduct in Congress is not a series of isolated incidents, but a pattern shaped by power, access, and institutional protection. This blog explores what happens after allegations surface and why systems often remain unchanged while survivors carry the consequences.

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This Was the Floor, Not the Ceiling: What Rape Kit Reform Still Doesn’t Fix

All 50 states now have rape kit reform laws, marking a major milestone in the fight for survivor justice. But testing evidence is not the finish line. This blog explores why clearing rape kit backlogs is an important step forward, while also examining the larger systemic barriers survivors continue to face after disclosure, reporting, and evidence collection.

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The “Global Rape Academy” Story Should Have Been Enough 

When reporting revealed online communities sharing tactics for sexual violence, the existence of that harm should have been enough. Instead, public conversation quickly shifted to minimizing the scale. This reflection explores what that reaction reveals about how we understand, distance ourselves from, and respond to sexual violence.

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The Problem Was Never Survivors, It Was the System 

For years, survivors have been expected to navigate rigid systems while making impossible decisions in the middle of trauma. This article explores how new Texas laws are beginning to shift control, privacy, and access back toward survivors, and why the problem was never survivors themselves, but the systems they were forced to navigate.

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