One in Four RV Tour visits Sheppard Air Force Base

Hello, everyone!

We just wrapped up one of the biggest stops of the entire tour -- a string of presentations at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.

We got up bright and early around 6 A.M. to prepare for the three presentations we were to give that morning, to audiences of 800, 800, and 600 airmen respectively. We love having the opportunity to reach out to so many people at once -- and being a military stop, it was particularly mesmerizing to stand up on stage and look out at so many people sitting at attention in uniform (we’ve uploaded some pictures that were taken during the presentations, in case you’d like to see for yourself!).

We were happy to see that our presentations were well received, and after each one was over airmen would approach us to shake our hands and to ask us additional questions. After one presentation a few airmen came to us and told us about how they had realized from seeing the Men’s Program that they had responded to survivors in their lives in ways that were harmful to them. We were able to offer them advice as to how they could patch things up with these loved ones, and offer themselves as helpers again. It’s moments like these that make us feel satisfied about the work we’re doing, and help us see the change we’re making on this tour.

We’re about to start on our final leg of the tour, which will take us north to Illinois Institute of Technology, to a Native American reservation in Wisconsin, and then finally out east to Fort Drum in New York. We’ve been enjoying ourselves on the RV, and we’re sad to see that the tour is coming to an end so soon -- but we’ll be happy to pass on the torch to next years guys (congratulations, Tour 5!) when the time comes.

As our trip comes to a close, the four of us -- J.T., Jor-El, James, and Dan -- wish to send a very special thank you to everyone who has supported One in Four and the RV tour. We couldn’t do what we do without your help, and you are just as much a part of the solution to end rape as we are. Thank you.