Campus Assault In 'The Hunting Ground'

We learned how important Social Movements are, the impact they have and what type of movements it can lead to. Although my topic doesn’t necessarily have a name as a certain organization, it is something that people are beginning to talk about which is campus assaults. There are different websites that are getting together to bring more awareness to this cause. The White House is behind one organization called “It’s On Us” which along with the President and a couple of celebrities they are bringing light to the issue. Another most recent organization is The Hunting Ground. The most interesting thing about this, is that the mainstream media is talking more about this issue then the alternative media. Simply because one could guess that an alternative media could have more access to express themselves then a mainstream source. For instance, CNN a mainstream media, has a whole film which talks about the issues of campus assaults. The film’s title is “The Hunting Ground” directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Amy Ziering, who created a film based on girls’ experiences. This film focuses on different girls, who all have one thing in common, they were raped …show more content…
Perhaps campus assaults isn’t yet, a big major movement like Black Lives Matter. But just simply because campus assaults isn’t being talked about enough, it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Social movements are important in creating awareness and bringing change to its cause. It’s more then an action, it’s people getting together whether it’s happened to them or not and demanding for more policies. It’s a movement that is slowly picking up momentum and one day it will create a campaign that most people will recognize. We’ve learned how important social movements are and just how valuable it is to its society. Social movements help create better policies, not just for one ethnicity but for its