Dr. Adam Klein Heather Escalona Regan Gelineau

COM 297Q: The Dark Side of Communication

Language of Bullying Cyberbullying Hate Speech

Verbal Abuse Victim Blaming

Dog Whistle Politics Cult Rhetoric Warring Words

Can violent words lead to violent actions?

Victim Blaming

The Light Side of Communication

Taking a proactive approach to combat abuses in communication and society

Working to educate others about the issues

Helping victims of violent abuse, defamation, bullying and other contemporary issues

Promoting cultural diversity, positive and healthy communication in relationships

Learning how to effect positive changes in society through outreach and activism

Civic Engagement Opportunity Center for Community Action and Research

• Teaming with local non-profit organizations whose work is dedicated to combatting forms of violence, bullying, hate and bigotry in the community

• Focusing on how media and communication play a pivotal role in the problem – but also the solution

Our Community Partners

Day One partners with New York City youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, legal advocacy, and leadership development.

Day One’s work was featured on the NBC Today Show’s “Shine a Light” series last semester.

The Anti-Defamation League is a civil rights agency fighting all forms of bigotry such as anti-Semitism, racism, and LGBT discrimination.

The ADL’s CAMPUS OF DIFFERENCE program develops anti-bias training and resources for universities to explore the impact of stereotypes on the individual and campus community

Taking the Mission to Pace

Strategies for designing an effective anti-abuse campaign on

the college campus

“Women aged 16-24 experience the highest per capita rate of intimate partner violence, triple the national average”

“In a 2005 study of incoming freshmen at a New York public college, more than 50% of students indicated that a close peer

was involved in a violent relationship in the past year”

What is this shirt called?

Courtyard, Pace Plaza

Design and rename this shirt because

This is NOT A WIFE BEATER

[Street Address]

Pace Students Help Combat the Culture of Abuse

Take the language into your own hands

Respec t f u l

Sponsored by the Center for Community Action and Research Contact:

And the Dark Side of Communication Civic Engagement Class aklein@pace.edu

Is this just a game?

Is this just a serenade♪?

“tried to domesticate you But you're an animal,

baby,

it's in your nature Just let me liberate you…

And that's why

I'm gon' take a good girl

I know you want it I know you want it I know you want it”

______________________ “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke

88 T-Shirts

Reflecting on the day of the event