CCASA in the Media

Colorado Denim Day Coincides with Senate Judiciary Hearing on Campus Sexual Misconduct Bill

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…

Campus Sexual Misconduct Bill Passes House Committee

CCASA staff, survivors, national experts, and institutions of higher education joined together on April 16th to testify for HB 1391, concerning sexual misconduct on college campuses, in House Education Committee. After lively debate and passionate…

Event at the Capitol Recognizes April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Honors Individuals and Organizations

Denver - Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 - Today at noon, the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) will kick-off Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) at the Capitol in the Old Supreme Court Chambers. SAAM is recognized nationally…

CCASA Stands in Solidarity with Survivors

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…

Sexual Harassment at the Capitol: Interns and Aides

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…

Denver Post – Investigation of Mayor Hancock’s Texts

"'The idea of deferring to a harassment victim’s wishes has merit, said Brie Franklin, executive director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault...'Given that there is some publicly available information,' Franklin wrote in an email, 'the…

CCASA calls on the General Assembly to Expel Representative Lebsock and to Hold Other Legislators Accountable

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) Denver - Thursday, March 1, 2018 - The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault applauds the efforts of House Leadership to balance the need for a fundamentally…

KUNC – Women Call Lebsock’s 28 Page Letter Retaliation

"'Even sending something out to other legislators or sending something out to the entire workplace is breaching confidentiality,' said Brie Franklin, the executive director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault. 'This fear is why…

5280 Magazine – Colorado Lawmakers to Address Sexual Misconduct in the Statehouse

Further complicating the issue, informing voters about allegations of sexual misconduct against elected representatives could infringe on the rights of survivors to remain anonymous. “It’s not any one survivor’s job to protect the community and…

KUNC – Expert On Colorado Capitol Sexual Harassment Allegations: ‘We Can’t Let This Become Normalized’

"As more allegations come out, Brie Franklin, the executive director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said the country is reaching a tipping point on the issue." Read the full story here.