R. Gaull Silberman Center for Collegiate Studies

Student Activism Ideas

Free Cupid:

Pass out IWF's "Free Cupid" flyers on your campus.  The provocative ad is sure to cause debate on your campus.  Simply print the flyer on bright paper and post it around campus on bulletin boards.  Download the flyer here.

Write Something:

Send a letter to the editor to your school paper voicing your concern about the dangerous messages that V-Day promotes.  More people read the letter to the editor section than any other section in the newspaper, so lots of people are bound to hear your ideas.  If you write for the school paper, do a Valentine's Day themed op-ed.  Encourage students to take back the date from radical feminists.

Raise Money:

Show radical feminists that it is possible to raise money to support women's charities without performing a vulgar and demeaning play.  Several student groups have had success selling flowers (a romantic gesture!) as a fundraiser.  See the "student stories" section for more details.

Teach Self-Defense: 

V-Day's goal is to end violence against women, yet they do little to actually reach this goal.  Show that you are committed to this important goal by actually doing something productive.  Organize a self-defense class.  Teach female students how to safely operate a firearm-by far the best method of self-defense.  Invite V-Day members to participate.  If they decline, point out their hypocrisy.

Host a Speaker:

Bring an expert to campus.  Invite Christina Hoff Sommers or an IWF expert to campus to discuss V-Day, The Vagina Monologues, and radical feminism.  If you can't bring in an outside speaker, organize a student debate.  Invite two V-Day members to debate two V-Day opponents.

Talk to Your Friends:

Spark a debate with your friends.  What do they think of V-Day?  What do they think of the campus "hook-up" culture?  These are important issues.  Start the debate on your campus!