By Jolene Cardenas, CCASA Survivor Task Force coordinator What the hell does that even mean? "Me Too Era". I keep hearing it over and over in the mainstream media, during interviews with people in…
Written by Medha Gudavalli, CCASA Survivor Task Force member ***SPOILERS FOR TUKA & BERTIE ARE AHEAD*** Lately, I’ve been feeling like the #MeToo movement has been exploited. An article entitled, “Headway or Headlines,” struck…
Written By Laura Ostrow, CCASA Survivor Task Force member Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault. I am terrified as I write this, but I will not allow myself to feel ashamed and feel like I have to…
Written By Ken Fowler, former CCASA intern I started to work in this field two years ago when I showed up to this office asking for someone whose name I thought was "Raina". I was…
Raana Simmons, CCASA's Director of Policy, comments on the ongoing efforts at our State Capitol to address sexual misconduct. "We're impressed with the progress of the committee and their ability to establish areas of agreement…
“Since #MeToo,” she said, “there has been pretty much an unwillingness to address sexual misconduct in any form by our elected officials — whether dealing with credible accusations of sexual harassment in their own midst…
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is weighing a presidential run, told us that that he was more focused on solving other issues like long-term infrastructure spending and didn't want to tell lawmakers how to handle…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) Brie Franklin, Executive Director, brie@ccasa.org, c: (970) 673-7516 Raana Simmons, Director of Policy, raana@ccasa.org, c: (727) 421-7547 Colorado Denim Day Coincides with Senate Judiciary Hearing on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) Brie Franklin | brie@ccasa.org | c: (970) 673-7516 CCASA Stands in Solidarity with Survivors Denver - Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018 - We are disappointed by the lack of…
Medha Gudavalli, CCASA's Outreach and Programs Specialist, provides policy analysis and recommendations in CPR's latest story on sexual harassment at the Capitol. “It’s easy to exploit that power. That’s what sexual harassment is about. So…