By Agueda Morgan, CCASA Director of Programs Hi everyone, In the past few weeks, I was able to participate in two different meetings that other state coalitions also attended: the National Sexual Assault Conference and…
Affirmative consent, and why Lena Dunham’s admission of being a survivor of rape matters. A recent survey found that 10% of female students at University of Oregon have been raped while attending the school. The…
by Heidi Flowers, CCASA Blogger We are a society filled with options and choices, and we like having the power to decide! The everyday consumer can walk into any restaurant or store and we know…
Convictions like this demonstrate that yes, spousal rape is still rape. Two Longhorns players are charged with sexual assault, and are suspended. A man convinces his friend to rape his ex-girlfriend, in a locked car.…
Trigger warning: A powerful comic about rape, and telling one’s story. Todd Akin regrets apologizing for his comment about legitimate rape in 2012. A new study finds that 40% of colleges have not properly investigated…
By Alexa Priddy, CCASA Blogger Hey everyone! I sit here at my desk at CCASA excited to tell you about another app that you can use, whether you are a survivor, a professional working with…
By Emily Tofte Nestaval, CCASA Guest Blogger Most of us probably heard the Supreme Court decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. In case you missed it, the Court determined that for-profit companies can assert…
By Erin Jemison, CCASA Executive Director On May 1, the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a list of 55 colleges and universities currently under investigation for possible violations of how…
Dear Joan Rivers, CCASA is very disappointed. It’s not about getting a book deal. More college football rape. At least this time, at Vanderbilt (though not UNM, yet), there’s something of a solidarity movement. Wednesday…
by Liz Clift, CCASA Intern Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Assault (AK Press, 2014) is a slim book, filled with letters and poems from (and to) survivors of sexual assault. The book’s letters…