By Meghann McCluskey, CCASA Blogger The process of publicly identifying as a survivor of sexual assault is fraught with difficulty for just about anyone who …
Read moreSocial Inequality and Survivorhood: The Politics of Speaking Out
Check out this slam poem by Lisa B, from the Vancouver Poetry Slam Finals (2013).
There is a rape on Downton Abbey – and the rest of the season promises to focus on the husband’s reactions, rather than those of the survivor. A Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is …
A Voice for Men strikes again: this time by bribing people to make false rape accusations and accusing a prominent victim advocate of sexual assault. This poem isn’t new, but …
by Guest Blogger, Quinn Becker from the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault Let us start with Rape Culture 101: it exists. It is everywhere. (There are people who do not …
Mainstream media is calling this case another Stubenville. Anonymous is calling for justice. A Fox News correspondent claims one teen should have expected it by sneaking out in the early …
By Carla Hase, CCASA Blogger I’ve been coordinating the 6th JD response to sexual assault for over 2 years. My social work career started over 12 years ago when I …
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Learn more. Sexual harassment, porn, and workplace discrimination. It’s still a thing. Speaking of porn, how about using the new movie Don Jon …
By Michelle Wolff & Alexa Priddy, CCASA Bloggers Social media is frequently turning up in the world of criminal justice. Not-so-smart criminals brag about their exploits on Facebook and get …
Read moreTaking Back Control: Social Media and Sexual Violence
This is from last week, and we’re sorry we missed telling you about it! California realizes it’s not 1872 anymore, and overturns law that denies justice to unmarried rape victims. …