rap project rse
London
Deana Puccio, a former Assistant District Attorney from NYC, criminal lawyer,
had three daughters, aged 9-15 back in 2012. Having worked as a sex crimes
prosecutor, she worried that young people were not being educated on the laws
defining sexual offences or consent. So, she began putting together
presentations to deliver in schools. Allison Havey, a journalist, thought it had
enormous educational potential and the two friends began working together.
Shortly after delivering trial RAP presentations in their living rooms to their
children, their friends and to parents, the Jimmy Savile story broke. School
responded immediately to the project, while students expressed relief at finally
discussing these sensitive issues in a straight-forward, mature manner. Young
people began sharing their experiences, concerns and questions, and the rest is
history!