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campusreview.com.au
UA takes on sexual violence
Hunting Ground film part of campaign to
raise awareness on campuses nationwide.
By James Wells
U
niversities Australia and The Hunting Ground Australia
Project have launched a sector-wide campaign to prevent
sexual violence.
The Hunting Ground Australia project is a philanthropic effort
to end sexual assault and harassment in Australia’s universities.
It takes its name from critically acclaimed documentary The
Hunting Ground, which addresses on-campus sexual assault and
harassment in the US.
Activities in Universities Australia’s campaign – Respect. Now.
Always. – lead into a set of on-campus screenings of the film in
Australia. UA chief executive Belinda Robinson explained that the
timing would strengthen the impact of the screenings.
“We’ve been working very closely in collaboration with The
Hunting Ground Australia Project because we see the real
opportunity in leveraging that film as part of the Respect. Now.
Always campaign,” Robinso