[Peace-discuss] Anti-racism pamphlet draft

[Jim Buell]

Hi Al, John, and all,

Intrigued by the question and the stats claims, I just did a quick Google 
search on: "likelihood of rape" military - since the 30 percent figure 
sounded so high. That certainly checks out, from a VA study in a refereed 
medical journal, no less:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12594773&dopt=Abstract

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>Factors associated with women's risk of rape in the military environment.
>
>Sadler AG, Booth BM, Cook BL, Doebbeling BN.
>Psychology Service, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, 
>Iowa 52246, USA. asadler at icva.gov
>BACKGROUND: Health hazards specific to women workers have not been 
>adequately documented. This study assessed military environmental factors 
>associated with rape occurring during military service, while controlling 
>for pre-military trauma experiences. METHODS: A national cross-sectional 
>survey of 558 women veterans serving in Vietnam or in subsequent eras was 
>obtained through structured telephone interviews. RESULTS: Rape was 
>reported by 28% (n = 151) of participants, with consistent rates found 
>across eras. Military environmental factors were associated with increased 
>likelihood of rape, including: sexual harassment allowed by officers (P < 
>0.0001), unwanted sexual advances on-duty (P < 0.0001) and in sleeping 
>quarters (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Violence towards military women has 
>identifiable risk factors. Work and living environments where unwanted 
>sexual behaviors occurred were associated with increased odds of rape. 
>Officer leadership played an important role in the military environment 
>and safety of women. Assailant alcohol and/or drug abuse at time of rape 
>was notable. Interventions and policies based on modifiable environmental 
>risk factors are needed to increase protection for women in the workplace.
>PMID: 12594773 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


At 03:07 PM 8/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>yes, we are working on it.
>
>At 2:39 PM -0500 8/25/03, John Fettig wrote:
>>On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 21:32, Al Kagan wrote:
>>>  Here is our draft pamphlet.  Please send comments back to Al, Mike or
>>>  Linda. Many thanks
>>
>>There are a lot of things stated as fact in this pamphlet.  Is it
>>possible to give a references list at the end?  For instance:
>>
>>>  What else does the military offer?  A 90% like-lihood of sexual
>>>  harassment and 30% likelihood of rape for women soldiers, a
>>>  homosexual-free sanctuary for bigots, 50% of the front lines and a
>>>  glass ceiling for blacks, and a sub-minimum wage for all entry level
>>>  soldiers. Veterans comprise 1/3 of the male homeless population, and
>>>  working veterans receive pay significantly lower than non-veterans.
>>>  Over 70% of college-aged soldiers never see a dime of financial aid
>>>  from the military.
>>
>>All these statistics, no reports backing them up.  This pamphlet would
>>be much more convincing, and look a lot less like propoganda,  if you
>>had some cites.
>>
>>
>>--
>>The spirit in which any struggle, violent or non-violent, is carried
>>out, will always remain an important factor in determining the values
>>inherent in the new power relationships. -- David Albert, _People Power_
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>Al Kagan
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>Africana Unit, Room 328
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