Check out photos from past RYOT events…
 

• RYOT Advisory Board Meetings
  • RYOT members attend quarterly statewide meetings in State College. In the past, members have participated in roundtable discussions on sexual violence and harassment at school and on school buses; socio-drama, improvisation and educational theatre; how to speak to state legislators and conducting evaluations to help direct RYOT school-based campaigns.

• Men Against Sexual Violence Rally
  • RYOT members supported a day-long rally and press conference at the Capitol in Harrisburg during Sexual Assault Awareness month (April). Two RYOTers spoke during the press conference and the rest of the group spent the day talking with their legislators about laws to make rape awareness and prevention mandatory in schools.

• RYOT Training Retreat
  • RYOT members gathered at Robin Hill Camping Resort for a two-day training retreat. Members participated in teambuilding exercises, finalizing the RYOT mission, goal setting for the upcoming year and workshops on the use of logos, grant-writing and how to respond when someone tells you that s/he has been sexually assaulted.

• The First Annual Conference of the National Center for Victims of Crime
  • RYOT members traveled to Washington D.C. to host a workshop on youth involvement in preventing sexual violence. The workshop received rave reviews and as a result, RYOT has received numerous invitations to assist other organizations strengthen their teen programs. RYOT youth were also recognized by U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales.

• PCAR Vision of Hope Luncheon
  • RYOT members attended the PCAR’s first annual Vision of Hope Luncheon and presented a gift to Governor Edward G. Rendell. Select members also participated in a musical performance featuring J. Saint’s hottest new single, It Stops With Us.