Sexual
      Assault
      on
      PEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      year
      103
      sexual
     
     
      assaults
      of
      children
      and
      adults
      were
     
     
      reported
      to
      police
      on
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island.
      Compound
      this
      fig-
     
     
      ure
      with
      the
      national
      statistics
      that
     
     
      only
      one
      in
      ten
      people
      report
      sexu-
     
     
      al
      assaults
      to
      the
      police
      and
      the
     
     
      number
      is
      likely
      1,030.
      As
      you
      can
     
     
      imagine,
      with
      this
      high
      figure
      in
     
     
      one
      year,
      the
      total
      number
      of
      sur-
     
     
      vivors
      of
      sexual
      abuse
      and
      assault
     
     
      on
      PEI
      is
      very
      high.
     
    

    
     
      Don’t
      be
      tricked
      though,
     
     
      most
      were
      not
      the
      stranger
      rapes
     
     
      that
      get
      our
      attention.
      On
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      15%
      of
      these
      crimes
     
     
      were
      committed
      by
      strangers.
      Most
     
     
      of
      the
      assaults
      were
      by
      family
     
     
      members
      (30%)
      and
      acquaintances
     
     
      (50%)*.
      In
      these
      cases
      it
      becomes
     
     
      much
      more
      problematic
      to
      protect
     
     
      ourselves.
      form
      the
      ones
      who
      are
     
     
      supposed
      to
      love
      and
      care
      for
      us.
     
    

    
     
      Sexual
      assault
      is
      any
      inten-
     
     
      tional
      use
      of
      force
      against
      another
     
     
      person
      involving
      some
      form
      of
     
     
      sexual
      activity
      without
      that
      per-
     
     
      son’s
      consent.
      No
      one
      asks
      to
      be
     
     
      raped.
      Sexual
      assault
      is
      an
      aggres-
     
     
      sive,
      brutal,
      degrading
      and
      violent
     
     
      crime,
      not
      to
      be
      confused
      with
      sex-
     
     
      ual
      or
      romantic
      desire.
      People
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      raped
      against
      their
      will
      by
      violence
     
     
      or
      the
      threat
      of
      violence,
      and
      tragi-
     
     
      cally,
      every
      women
      and
      child
      no
     
     
      matter
      what
      age,
      social
      or
      econom-
     
     
      ic
      status
      is
      vulnerable
      to
      rape.
     
    

    
     
      The
      PEI
       Rape/Sexual
     
     
      Assault
      Crisis
      Centre
      is
      dedicated
     
     
      to
      providing
      support
      to
      victims
      of
     
     
      sexual
      assault
      and
      sexual
      abuse.
     
     
      We
      provide
      a
      24-hour,
      7
      day-a-
     
     
      week
      confidential
      service,
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      on
      police
      investigation,
     
     
      medical
      needs
      and
      legal
      proce-
     
     
      dures,
      therapy
      for
      survivors
      of
      sex-
     
     
      ual
      assault
      and
      childhood
      sexual
     
     
      abuse,
      and
      speakers,
      literature
      and
     
     
      workshops
      for
      public
      education.
     
     
      We
      also
      provide
      support
      and
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      to
      family
      and
      friends
      of
      sur-
     
     
      vivors.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      are
      concerned
      about
     
     
      sexual
      assault
      of
      children
      and
     
     
      adults
      on
      our
      Island
      and
      you
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      help
      by
      volunteering
      on
      a
     
     
      crisis
      line,
      please
      call
      566-1864.
     
     
      Training
      begins
      soon.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *Note
      the
      perpetrators
      were
     
     
      unknown
      by
      the
      Canadian
      Centre
     
     
      for
      Justice
      Statistics
      (branch
      of
     
     
      Statistics
      Canada)
      in
      the
      other
      5%
     
     
      of
      the
      cases.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island
      will
      present
      its
      Wind
      Symphony
      in
     
     
      recital
      on
      Thursday,
      November
      23,
      2000,
      at
     
     
      7:30
      PM
      at
      the
      Dr.
      Steel
      Recital
      Hall.
     
    

    
     
      The
      46-member
      Wind
      Symphony
     
     
      is
      under
      the
      direction
      of
      Dr.
      Karem
      J.
     
     
      Simon,
      who
      is
      known
      throughout
      the
     
     
      region
      for
      his
      conducting,
      adjudicating
      and
     
     
      concertizing.
      The
      UPEI-
      Wind
      Symphony
     
     
      has
      received
      acclaim
      for
      its
      performance
     
     
      standard
      and
      innovative
      programming.
     
     
      While
      it
      has
      toured
      throughout
      the
      mar-
     
     
      itimes,
      Wind
      Symphony’s
      most
      recent
      per-
     
     
      formances
      have
      occurred
      in
      Hampton,
      and
     
     
      Moncton,
      New
      Brunswick.
     
    

    
     
      The
      programming,
      for
      Thursday’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      concert
      is
      eclectic,
      accessible,
      and
      entertain-
     
     
      ing.
      Among
      the
      featured
      works
      are
      Gustav
     
     
      Holst’s
      Mars
      and
      David
      Gillingham’s
      A
     
     
      Crescent
      Still
      Abides.
      Other
      works
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      Childrens
      March
      by
      Percy
      Grainger
     
     
      and
      the
      fascinating
      contemporary
      piece
     
     
      Crystals
      by
      Thomas
      Duffy
      will
      be
      per-
     
     
      formed.
      Crystals
      is
      a
      very
      interesting
      piece
     
     
      that
      portrays
      different
      kinds
      of
      stones.
      This
     
     
      piece
      uses
      some
      uncommon
      instrumenta-
     
     
      tion
      such
      as
      a
      lion’s
      roar
      and
      water
      gong,
      but
     
     
      also
      uses
      one
      common
      household
      item,
     
     
      wine
      glasses.
     
    

    
     
      Admission
      for
      this
      concert
      is
     
     
      $5.00
      (Adults)
      and
      $3.00
      Students/Seniors.
     
     
      The
      public
      is
      cordially
      invited
      to
      attend.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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