The Missouri Students Association’s [“Enough is Enough”](http://msa.missouri.edu/enoughisenough/) campaign video has surpassed 60,000 views and more than 550 students have pledged to be active against sexual assault so far.

The campaign, a response to the growing number of Clery releases regarding sexual assaults on campus, began last month when the video was sent out to all students via email.

MSA Chief of Staff Mitch Moonier said the pledge is a way for the student body to jump in and prevent “red dots” — incidents of personal violence or toleration of violence — from occurring on campus.

Students who take the pledge agree to recognize the need for a culture change, educate themselves and others, and intervene when possible.

“By taking this pledge, (MSA) wants to show the (number) of students that support this because we should be responsible for our fellow students and for respecting our fellow students,” Moonier said. “It’s an approach to keep students accountable and become active in preventing sexual assault.”

The pledge shows that students want to take action and want to change the trend of sexual assault being a popular topic, MSA Secretary of Auxiliaries Sandy Patel said.

“The pledge will help students to not be passive bystanders, but to help actively stop the trend of sexual assault,” she said. “We want to get more students to sign off on the pledge, agree that they are going to do something about this trend, and be a voice for all Tigers, that we do not tolerate these types of actions.”

MSA will be hosting another signing event Oct. 22, as well as an event Oct. 28 called “Take A Stand,” a push for education and action against sexual assault.

Each week in October one of the core values of MU — Respect, Responsibility, Excellence and Discovery — will be hung from the columns, Patel said, followed by a statement or event about sexual assault from MSA.

The events are a key part of the “Enough is Enough” campaign, as education is key to executing a plan of action, Moonier said.

“Getting that many signatures and having that many views on our video is great, but the job isn’t done,” he said. “As we get more video views and signatures, we have to remain focused on educating the students who have taken the pledge and those who will sign the pledge in the future. We must educate and raise awareness so that we can eliminate passive bystanding and sexual assaults on campus.”

The “Enough is Enough” campaign is geared towards all students at MU and to get them involved in stopping sexual assault. Graduate Professional Council President Hallie Thompson said the unity of the student population is important for the success of the campaign.

“It’s important for (“Enough is Enough”) to be recognized by everyone,” she said. “Students — undergraduate and graduate — staff and faculty need to stress its importance together. This is not an issue you can pin on one group to fix, it’s going to take all of us working together as a community.”

GPC also authored Resolution 1415-02 to support MU administration in any rightful endeavor to prevent sexual assaults on campus. The resolution was shared with MSA Senate at its Oct. 8 meeting.

While community unity is key, convincing each person that they can individually make a difference is also a central part of the campaign, MSA President Kelsey Haberberger said.

“It starts with one person,” she said. “We are going to advocate that just one person makes a difference. If we get one, then two, then three people, there is going to be a ripple effect, and ultimately we are going to make MU a more informed and safer campus.”

Moonier said the campaign will extend past the term of Haberberger.

“‘Enough is Enough’ is something that will continue into next semester,” he said. “This is by no means the end of the campaign. ”​