Air Force Academy Superintendent responds to report of increased sexual misconduct within academy March 13, 2023 One in five female students told an anonymous Department of Defense survey that they experienced unwanted sexual contact and at AFA, an estimated 380 male… READ MORE
Does mandatory reporting of child abuse help or hurt? A Colorado task force is taking a second look. March 8, 2023 Advocates for survivors of violence also objected. Elizabeth Newman, public policy director for the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, told legislators at the March hearing… READ MORE
Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Feb. 16, 2023 February 16, 2023 Sixteen anti-sexual violence organizations statewide will receive funding to support their programming and the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault will provide no-cost trainings and technical… READ MORE
Colorado domestic violence program receives grant February 14, 2023 "Not only is CDHS giving financial support to groups, but they’re also providing hands on training to victims who want to help other survivors of… READ MORE- Bill seeking consent for pelvic exams advances February 8, 2023 “Data shows that 90% of medical students around the United States are performing pelvic exams on unconscious patients, with upwards of 75% of those exams… READ MORE
Colorado aims to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients February 3, 2023 “In any other situation this would be sexual assault,” said Medha Gudavalli, a medical student and member of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testifying… READ MORE
Some Colorado Native Leaders disappointed with hiring of Arron Julian for director of new office of missing, murdered indigenous relatives December 2, 2022 Gina Lopez, the rural and indigenous program manager at the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault also helped with founding and passing the bill. "This is… READ MORE
The fight for change continues 5 years after the ‘Me Too’ movement began December 1, 2022 "As we hear more about sexual assault, it does reduce the stigma, but it can also be heartbreaking because survivors say, 'I know I'm not… READ MORE
Indigenous women face murder rates at 10 times the national average November 21, 2022 “What does missing and murdered mean to you?” The question was posed at the beginning of Tuesday’s symposium at Fort Lewis College by head speaker… READ MORE
Colorado Artists and Activists Unite to Advocate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People October 7, 2022 United with graphic designer Raven Payment (Ojibwe and Kanienkehaka), a US Navy veteran and descendant of four generations of survivors of Indian Boarding Schools, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual… READ MORE
Law groups are united that judicial discipline process needs greater transparency August 12, 2022 Elizabeth Newman, the public policy director at the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said the judicial system has a "significant power disparity." "There should not… READ MORE- BRIEF: Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault Reflects on Victories and the Future July 20, 2022 “Right now we are really developing our policy agenda going forward,” said Brandi Dye, a spokesperson for CCASA. “We’ve been lucky in the past year… READ MORE
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