Iowa City community members and University of Iowa students joined together to speak out against sexual violence by campus fraternities on Tuesday.
Dozens of protesters marched from the Rape Victim Advocacy Program building to the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house, the alleged location of a recent sexual assault. The house was blocked off by a line of police cars, with others on surrounding streets.
The protest lasted approximately 30 minutes, and the crowd dispersed with plans to meet again next week.
A protester holds a sign during a protest against sexual violence by campus fraternities in Iowa City on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Around 50 protesters marched from the Rape Victim and Advocacy Program building to the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house, the alleged location of a sexual assault. The House was blocked by a line of police cars and officers.