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NO!
Confronting Sexual Assault In Our Communities
Study Guide

The 96 page NO! study guide is available as one complete download or in 4 sections for easier file management.

Click here to download the guide as a single Adobe PDF file
(12.91 MB, 33 minutes at 56KB)

To download any or all of the guide in 4 PDF sections follow the links below.

Section I (3.77 MB, 10 minutes at 56KB)  
Study Guide Front Cover
Copyright page
Dedication page
Purpose of guide
Producer/Director's Statement

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Aishah Shahidah Simmons

 

Synopsis of NO!
Creating a Safe Space for Discussion
Glossary of Terms
Key Myths and Facts

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Section II DVD Chapter Guides (3.42 MB, 9 minutes at 56KB)  

1. Introduction and Devastation of Date Rape

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  Salamishah Tillet's Testimony
Acquaintance Rape and Consent 20
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2. Weapon of History
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  Slavery
Lynching
Great Migration
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3. Survivors Silenced 29
 

Reanae McNeal's Testimony
Campus Safety
Racial Solidarity

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4. Civil Rights and Wrongs 33
  Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons's Testimony
Sexual Harassment & Assault in the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
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  Black Power and Sexual Assault
Black Lesbians and Activism Against Sexual Assault
Black Women Writers and Sexual Assault
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Section III DVD Chapter Guides--continued (3.28 MB, 9 minutes at 56KB)
5. Raping the Next Generation 39
  Aaronette M. White's Testimony
Date Rape and Prevention
Adolescent Sexual Abuse and Prevention
Incest
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6. Holding Men Accountable -- Campus, Clergy, and Community 45
  Intraracial Betrayal and Sexual Violence
Black Feminist Men and the Anti-Rape Violence Movement
Black Leaders and Sexual Violence
The Mike Tyson Trial
Sexual Assault and Religion
Media, Stereotypes, and a Rape Culture
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7. Unequal Justice Under Law 53
  Audree Iron's Testimony
Sexual Assault and the Criminal Justice System
Disparities in the American Judicial System
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8. Healing, Faith, and Hope 57
  Loretta Ross's Testimony
Activism and Recovery
Arts as Recovery
Accountability and Recovery
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Section IV (2.87 MB, 8 minutes at 56KB)  
Epilogue   63
 

The Role of Religion in Violence Against Women

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    Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Ph.D.  
  Meditations of Resistance: A Triptych of Total Regeneration
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    Tamara L. Xavier, M.Ed.  
Appendix  
  Because we….: 72
    A Statement on NO! by the UBUNTU Education Working Group  
  Taking Action
Media and Sexual Violence
Group Activities
National Rape and Sexual Assault Resources
Rape and Sexual Assault Organizations by State
Recommended Reading
Learn More about the Individuals in the Film
Film Credits
Biographies of Contributors to the Study Guide
Acknowledgements
Notes
Study Guide Back Cover

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Created by Salamishah Tillet, Ph.D. & Rachel Afi Quinn

With the Creative and Editorial Direction of Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Producer, Writer, Director, NO!

Graphic Design by Kavita Rajanna & NO! Logo Design by Traci McKindra

Funded by The Ford Foundation

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