This book is to be launched on 25 November

The book  contains up to date  information on what to do once someone has raped you, what your rights are, how rape survivors can go about seeking help  and information on how to access support through the South African Criminal Justice System. You and Rape will be launched on the 25^th November.

The second initiative is the launch of their annual Stop the Bus Campaign. The campaign will run during 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children from the 25^th November to the 7^th of December. Two buses will travel in the Western Cape and will carry volunteer trainers, community activists and counsellors.

They will travel to a number of communities conducting workshops, holding networking meetings, doing door to door visits, training and counselling  community members on   their rights to access services within the CJS and what to do if these rights are not upheld.  In this way Rape Crisis supports a number of initiatives calling this system to account.

The Stop the Bus Campaign is held annually to inform people about the Sexual Offences Act and the services they have a right to in order to see justice done and in this way encourage people to speak out and not to deny the reality of rape.

“It’s an advocacy campaign and through it one of our primary aims is to inform people of what their rights are to access services. We also monitor what services there are available to survivors in relation to the Sexual Offences Act.  We feel privileged to be able to learn from the communities that we visit as well as being in a position to share our knowledge and through this we hope to build closer working relationships.” said Shiralee McDonald, Counselling Coordinator, at the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust.