Banding together in solidarity with other male organizations on campus, the Health and Awareness Team sponsored the Polished Man project at Ramapo College to raise awareness about widespread violence against children.
“The meaning of the campaign is to stand against violence and let children know that there is somebody out there for them,” said Amauris M. Peralta Muños, member of Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc. “If any of our incoming freshmen or students have been abused as kids, we want them to feel open and know that there are people here who will support them no matter what. We will not judge them for their pasts.”
The Polished Man project is a movement organized by YGAP, a non-profit organization envisioning a world without …show more content…
These college students are eventually going to become parents and have kids,” said Leiva. This is the reason why I definitely wanted to do it on campus, especially for men with the idea of masculinity and being superior. That’s what happens with violence against children. They feel superior enough to do these things as a father role or as a person on top of the children.”
With 90 percent of all sexual violence perpetrated by men, according to statics from the official site for the Polished Man project, the campaign does not intend to blame the male population rather encouraging them to start the conversation about the issue.
“I feel like men are afraid. Let’s just say putting nail polish on one figure, some men will back and be like, ‘oh, that’s gay or whatever. I’m not doing that to myself,’” said Niocelys Guzman, junior nursing major. “But I think like this is very empowering because it’s showing that they are not afraid to step out there and say, ‘I support this and I’m doing this for a certain cause.’”
The music booming through the speakers may have attracted the attention of some participants but others had a personal connection to the issue that pushed them to donate money and paint one
“The meaning of the campaign is to stand against violence and let children know that there is somebody out there for them,” said Amauris M. Peralta Muños, member of Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc. “If any of our incoming freshmen or students have been abused as kids, we want them to feel open and know that there are people here who will support them no matter what. We will not judge them for their pasts.”
The Polished Man project is a movement organized by YGAP, a non-profit organization envisioning a world without …show more content…
These college students are eventually going to become parents and have kids,” said Leiva. This is the reason why I definitely wanted to do it on campus, especially for men with the idea of masculinity and being superior. That’s what happens with violence against children. They feel superior enough to do these things as a father role or as a person on top of the children.”
With 90 percent of all sexual violence perpetrated by men, according to statics from the official site for the Polished Man project, the campaign does not intend to blame the male population rather encouraging them to start the conversation about the issue.
“I feel like men are afraid. Let’s just say putting nail polish on one figure, some men will back and be like, ‘oh, that’s gay or whatever. I’m not doing that to myself,’” said Niocelys Guzman, junior nursing major. “But I think like this is very empowering because it’s showing that they are not afraid to step out there and say, ‘I support this and I’m doing this for a certain cause.’”
The music booming through the speakers may have attracted the attention of some participants but others had a personal connection to the issue that pushed them to donate money and paint one