Face it, sex is one confusing issue. Sometimes it's fun. Sometimes it's scary. And unfortunately, sometimes it turns violent. That is why this awareness campaign aims to STIMULATE CONVERSATION about the ambiguities around sex to help put an end to the confusion and violence that taints too many sexual encounters.

The facts are staggering. College age women (16-25 years old) are three times more likely to be raped than other women (most often by someone they know). For more statistics on sexual assault, visit the CCASA Web site .

But we are working hard to change this kind of thing. So in Spring 2002 we (Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault or CCASA) surveyed almost 1,700 Colorado college students to find out what they thought and felt about the kinds of sexual situations they and their peers encounter. We followed up with focus groups and put this campaign together based heavily on your input.

Here is what you told us. Although the majority of you are concerned about avoiding sexual assault, you feel that talking about sex along the way can be seriously daunting. You want to be clear, but you worry about breaking the mood, feeling stupid or awkward, or just not knowing what to say. You also aren't always sure what your options are for acting when you see your friends in a pinch.

This Web site offers ideas and language for dealing with the sorts of ambiguous sexual territory you may face, so that everything sexual can stay on the up and up. You'll learn some critical oral skills, stuff they don't teach you in school, like how to speak up, check in, ask and keep asking - before things get going and along the way.

Click here to download the campaign posters. There are three posters total. The file is 519kb, so a little patience may be required.

We hope you find this information helpful. We want to hear from you, so please contact us directly if you have questions or would like to give feedback. To find out more about CCASA, visit us online at www.ccasa.org.

The poster campaign was created by Slingshot Productions (slingshotproductions.com) under the direction of CCASA Prevention Coordinator Teresa Wroe and Associate Director Nancy Koester.

The campaign was originally developed for the University of California at Davis, Voices Not Victims. For more information, visit www.voicesnotvictims.org.

We would like to thank all of the survey respondents, focus group participants, and faculty, staff and student advisors who helped determine the direction of the campaign and content of the posters and website.

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