Students Handling Sexual Assault
By Liz N. Clift, CCASA Blogger The young adult novel The Mockingbirds, by Daisy Whitney, chronicles the aftermath of a “date” rape at a boarding …
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In the News (May 9, 2014- May 16, 2014)
Spike Lee regrets the rape scene in “She’s Gotta Have It.” [Trigger Warning: Denial] Christina Hoff Sommers is pretty convinced that rape culture is “moral …
Book Review: Katie.com
by Liz Clift, CCASA Intern Katie.com: My Story by Katherine Tarbox (2000) is the autobiographical story of a girl who was a young teenager in …
In the News (Mar. 22, 2014- Mar. 28, 2014)
Another, less congratulatory, response, to the rape scene that appears in the movie version of Divergent (but not the book). Bitch magazine responds to the recent TIME and RAINN stances on …
12 Ways TIME Got It Wrong
CCASA’s response to TIME’s “It’s Time to End ‘Rape Culture’ Hysteria” 1) Yes, individual offenders should be held accountable for their crimes, AND they remain …
Teaching Healthy Teen Relationships
An interview with Kelly Miller, Executive Director of the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, on the Love What’s Real campaign. 1) How did the …
In the News (Feb. 8, 2014- Feb. 21, 2014)
This is two weeks of “In the News…” Ann Friedan on why she believes Dylan Farrow, and also why who you believe might depend on …
In the News (Feb. 1, 2014- Feb. 7, 2014)
Alaska’s incidence of reported rape and sexual is much higher than the national average. But, does this really mean that it happens more often there, …
Sex and Violence, a Young Adult Novel Reviewed
by Liz N. Clift I first learned about Sex and Violence (2013), a young adult novel by Carrie Mesrobian from a best-of book list compiled …
Talking to Our Daughters about Consent
By Michelle Wolff, CCASA Blogger Some people think if a girl is drunk and someone rapes her, she’s to blame. However, educating our daughters about …