During the 2015 Grammy Awards, President Obama appeared in a video that urged viewers to join a campaign to end violence against women and girls.
In his message, Obama shared the sobering statistics that nearly 1 in 5 women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape and more than 1 in 4 women has endured some form of domestic violence. He called on musical artists to use their "unique power" to "change minds and attitudes, to get us thinking and talking about what matters" and asked viewers to visit ItsOnUs.org to take the pledge to stop this violence. "It's on us, all of us, to create a culture where violence isn't tolerated, where survivors are supported, and where all our young people, men and women, can go as far as their talents and dreams will take them," he said. Watch the video below. —Catherine Garcia
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